Category Archives: Black Voter Suppression

Friday Open Thread | The Chicanery With the 2020 Census

Posted on May 31, 2019 by

Ever since we saw Wilbur Ross trying to put a Citizenship Question on the 2020 Census, we knew that phuckery was afoot. The Constitution is very clear – everyone in the United States is to be counted. Period. There has … Continue reading →

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Monday Open Thread | Stacey Abrams: ‘Democracy failed’ in Georgia governor race

Posted on November 19, 2018 by

Voting suppression predator #BrianKemp brazeningly STOLE the election while the country was watching by purging Black voters from the voter rolls and the media declared him the winner. Democracy my ass. Georgia democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams tells CNN’s Jake … Continue reading →

Posted in 2018 Midterm Elections, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Current Events, News, Open Thread, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , | 78 Comments

NYT reporter: Georgia Sec of State purging black voters using registration system struck down by courts

Posted on October 17, 2018 by

New York Times national politics reporter Astead Herndon told MSNBC in a Wednesday interview that Brian Kemp, Georgia’s Secretary of State and GOP candidate for governor, was using a discredited voter registration system that had been previously struck down by … Continue reading →

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President Barack Obama Speaks at the University of Illinois |Mid-term Elections

Posted on September 7, 2018 by

Today I’m at the University of Illinois to deliver a simple message to young people all over the country: You need to vote, because our democracy depends on it. I hope you'll tune in at 11am CT: https://t.co/34WjNaVAcU — Barack … Continue reading →

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Russians bought ads on facebook targeting black people in Baltimore and Ferguson

Posted on September 27, 2017 by

Ferguson and Baltimore had gained widespread attention for the large and violent protests over police shootings of black men. The decision to target the ad in those two cities offers the first look at how accounts linked to the Russian … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Elections, Baltimore, Black Lives Matter, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, collusion, Current Events, News, Open Thread, Police bruality, Politics, Protests | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 16 Comments

Tuesday Open Thread | Voter SUPPRESSION is REAL….Voter FRAUD is NOT

Posted on August 15, 2017 by

Case in point, Indiana. Republicans limiting early voting in Marion County, letting it bloom in suburbs Fatima Hussein, fatima.hussein@indystar.com Published 6:00 a.m. ET Aug. 10, 2017 State and local Republicans have expanded early voting in GOP-dominated areas and restricted it … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Elections, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Department of Justice, Open Thread, Politics, Voting Rights | Tagged , , , , | 87 Comments

Wednesday Open Thread | Are Berniebots on the DNC Attempting to Change the Rules to Suppress the Black Vote?

Posted on June 14, 2017 by

Found at the following twitter thread: Armando‏ @armandodkos Are Bernie delegates on Dem Unity Commission and Rules Committee proposing a radical change to delegate selection process for Pres. Noms? /1 I fear they are. And their proposals would gut the … Continue reading →

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