Statement by NOW President Kim Villanueva The Louisiana redistricting case being heard by the U.S. Supreme Court will determine not only if two majority-Black districts in the state will stand, but the future of the landmark Voting Rights Act itself. The words “Equal Justice Under Law” are literally carved in stone over the entrance to Read more …
Our democracy is being hijacked by voter restriction techniques that disproportionately impact young people, the elderly, low-income individuals, and especially people of color—and within each of these communities, women are most harshly affected.
On “Roe Day,” we need to recommit to electing lawmakers who will defend abortion rights in Washington and the states. In 2022, we need to vote for women’s lives. Our goal is to elect a 60-vote abortion rights majority in the Senate and flip state legislatures that are currently held by the narrowest of margins.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Voting rights are under attack in this country, and we can look to Texas as a prime example of this growing problem. The Department of Justice recently filed an official lawsuit against the state claiming that their new congressional district lines violate terms of the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits explicitly any gerrymandering attempts to infringe on “the right to vote on account of race, Read more …
Our present-day system of politics was born out of the racist power struggle that emerged during Reconstruction when Black voting power was an existential threat to politics as usual.