Protections of the Voting Rights Act are under threat as the law marks its 60th anniversary - The Philadelphia Sunday Sun

60 years after Voting Rights Act, advocates celebrate gains, acknowledge work to be done – The Bay State Banner

60 years ago, during the civil rights movement, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965, outlawing discriminatory voting practices.

Protections of the Voting Rights Act are under threat as the law marks its 60th anniversary - The Philadelphia Sunday Sun

FILE – President Lyndon B. Johnson shakes hands with Martin Luther King Jr., after presenting a pen to the civil rights leader after Johnson signed the voting rights bill at the Capitol in Washington, Aug. 6, 1965. At center is Rep. Ray Madden, D-Ind. Joel Finkelstein was an accidental witness to one of the seminal events during the Civil Rights Movement, the signing in 1965 of the Voting Rights Act. He was a year out of law school when he recei…

The 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and you

By Dr. John E. Warren As some of us celebrate the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, there are those among us determined to destroy what’s left of its significance. The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice has been gutted by Donald Trump with senior staff either being fired or quitting. Without the enforcement which gave the act teeth, we are seeing a Republican-led Administration moving on the redrawing of electoral distric…

Pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement - Hudson Valley Press

By Melanie L. Campbell Last Wednesday, August 6, 2025 we paused to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the historic Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), the landmark law that granted and protected long-denied voting rights for Black Americans. Unfortunately, since 2010 over 25 states have enacted restrictive voter suppression laws to create barriers to minority, low-income and young voters. Also, the 2013 U. S. Supreme Court voting rights decision, Sh…

The 60th Anniversary of The Voting Rights Act And You Avatar photo by Dr. John E. Warren - Free Press of Jacksonville

By Dr. John E. Warren, Publisher, San Diego Voice & Viewpoint | As some of us celebrate the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, there are those among us determined to destroy what’s left of its significance. The Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice has been gutted by Donald Trump with senior staff either being fired or quitting. Without the enforcement which gave the act teeth, we are seeing a Republican-led Administration mo…