By Edrea Davis – America was built on racism through stolen labor, stolen land, and stolen opportunity. Enslaved Black people built wealth they were never allowed to share. They cleared land, raised crops, built institutions, created commerce, and laid the foundation for an economy that enriched others while denying them wages, safety, family stability, education, […]
National Coalition on Black Civic Participation President Calls Supreme Court Ruling in Shelby County v. Holder “Travesty to Justice”
Washington, DC – In response to today’s Supreme Court decision in Shelby County v. Holder Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of Black Women’s Roundtable said, “Today’s decision by the U. S. Supreme Court to invalidate Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is a […]