Who Gon’ Check Us: African-American Voters Surpassed White Turnout in 2012 Election
Voting rights are under attack in the Supreme Court and in several Republican-controlled state legislatures. Some politicians and political appointments – including Justice Antonin Scalia – consider central provisions in the Voting Rights Act of 1965 “racial entitlements” and are attempting to pass bills interceding on African-American voting power. Purposeful attacks against communities of color…