Category Archives: Black Voter Suppression

Open Thread | Vice-President Kamala Harris Visits Selma to Remember Bloody Sunday

Posted on March 7, 2022 by rikyrah

Our Vice-President was in Selma to commemorate “Bloody Sunday”. https://twitter.com/coreybking/status/1500636236809187328?s=19 But the media said VP isn’t popular.. https://t.co/wFl005FvMr — Candidly Tiff (@tify330) March 6, 2022 This photo of @VP Harris leading the March across the Edmund Pettus Bridge today is … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Plan Is Afoot To Hurt the Biden Administration for the 2022 Election

Posted on February 16, 2022 by rikyrah

Folks are being obvious😠😠 THIS is the actual record of 46 and his Administration: From the largest drop in the unemployment rate on record to the largest reduction in childhood poverty ever recorded in a single year, my first year … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Supreme Court Pushes Further With Black Voter Suppression😠

Posted on February 9, 2022 by rikyrah

The Supreme Court's order and dissents can be found here. https://t.co/VfdCaw3aos This is another major blow to the Voting Rights Act that will likely preserve Alabama's current racist gerrymander. — Mark Joseph Stern (@mjs_DC) February 7, 2022 Kagan, dissenting: The … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | So, the filibuster lives another day because of the pair of Trifling Tricks , Sinema and Manchin😠

Posted on January 20, 2022 by rikyrah

Talk about being on the wrong side of history.😠 I swear to Gawd the MSM is determined to not call a thing a thing. Why are they still saying @Sen_JoeManchin and @SenatorSinema support voting rights? They don’t and folks should … Continue reading →

Posted in 2022 Elections, African Americans, Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Breaking News, Civil Rights, Culture, Current Events, GOP, Politics, President Joe Biden, Vice-President Kamala D. Harris, Voter Suppression, voters, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Open Thread | The Fake Outrage Towards MVP is tiresome

Posted on January 18, 2022 by rikyrah

It is just a little too pat not to be coordinated. All these folks parroting the same lines…but, we are not supposed to not see the damage they are trying to inflict on our Vice President. I finally figured out … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Dr. King!

Posted on January 17, 2022 by rikyrah

You helped change the world. You certainly changed my world. I have so many opportunities because of your battles. https://twitter.com/BerniceKing/status/1483229878350721027?t=z18OPhv7VWdmAQ8LJS6YPA&s=19 Fantastic and educational thread How did Martin Luther King Jr. get his own holiday? And why was it so difficult … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | President Biden and Vice-President Harris Came to Georgia to Push Voting Rights

Posted on January 12, 2022 by rikyrah

Despite what some said, it was very important that 46 and MVP came to Georgia. Push Voting Rights. Push it in a state with an important Governor and Senate race later this year. "As an institutionalist, I believe that the … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Good Question…We, As Democrats , Need To Have This Discussion

Posted on July 29, 2021 by rikyrah

I am Democrat. Period. Part of the Democratic Party. Loyal voter. Vote in every election. I am the base. Tired of those who aren’t the base insulting those who are. At what point do we ask ourselves are these folks … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | A Supreme Court That Wants to Usher in Jim Crow II Voter Suppression

Posted on July 6, 2021 by rikyrah

The worst court on Voting Rights since Taney.😠😠   https://twitter.com/Sifill_LDF/status/1410615498081931280?s=19 https://twitter.com/Sifill_LDF/status/1410617721952210951?s=19

Posted in African Americans, Black Voter Suppression, History, Jim Crow laws, Open Thread, Politics, Supreme Court, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act | Tagged , , , , , , , | 22 Comments

Open Thread | More From GQP Voter Suppression

Posted on May 26, 2021 by rikyrah

Must always keep up with them and their Voter Suppression tactics.😠😠😠 NEW and must-read from @alexazura @CEssig @madisonfdong: Polling places for urban voters of color would be cut under Texas Senate's version of voting bill being negotiated with House, @TexasTribune … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Voter Suppression, Black Voters, Elections, Open Thread, Politics, Voter Suppression, Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act | Tagged , , , , , | 48 Comments