AAPI Victory Alliance executive director Varun Nikore recently appeared on "The Nomiki Show" to discuss how new congressional maps may affect the AAPI community's ability to shape elections.
let s listen in to vice president harris about to address on this martin luther king jr. day ebenezer baptist church from the white house. i think we re waiting for this to begin. she s about to give these remarks on mlk day virtually from the white house, again, to ebenezer baptist church in atlanta where of course martin luther king jr. was a co-pastor with his father where he de delivered his first sermon. let me bring in rashad robinson, president of color of change. thanks for joining us as we wait to hear from the vice president. thanks for having me. what are your thoughts on this? because not only is she marking this very meaningful consequential day for the nation, but she s doing it as this administration prepares for the senate to take up its voting rights legislation that is going
piece over the weekend speaking with his family at his childhood home. and now today is really a day of action for them in the nation s capital. reporter: poppy, you re absolutely right because one of the main focuses and really the key message of martin luther king iii and speaking with him and his family in atlanta, is that this day must be recognized for his father s legacy and linked to voting rights, that it was integral to his mission when it comes to the civil rights passage of 64 and the voting rights act of 1965. that is why they re here in washington. they crossed the frederick douglass memorial bridge in southeast washington to make the point that the president and congress had put all of their might behind that and were able to get something done. they want something done here for voting rights legislation. just moments away, we will see the king family here along with house speaker nancy pelosi to continue to try to push that political pressure on getting voting rights
those remarks just now from vice president harris delivered virtually from the white house to ebenezer baptist church in atlanta, of course, the church where martin luther king jr. was co-pastor with his father, where he gave his first sermon and a powerful argument ahead of the first senate vote that will come on the voting rights legislation that will come on tuesday. you heard her plea there for changes federally that she argues if not changed will suppress the right to vote in this country for tens of millions of americans. those remarks from the vice president. meantime this morning, the australian open tennis tournament began without the world s top ranked player, novak djokovic. he returned defeated to his home country serbia after losing his australian visa because he s not vaccinated. djokovic s unceremonious exit opens the door for his chief
haven t actually spoken up around the right to vote, one of the signature pieces of work in dr. king s life, the ability to express our will for a better future through the vote. e i think about kyrsten sinema and all the people who took unpopular actions for her to live the life she has. now to see her empowered standing in the way of us being able to continue to move this country forward. you know, i think about sort of not just what happens if we do not pass this voting rights legislation, but the powerful message it sends to those that want to stand in the way of ensuring that all of us have access to health care, all of us have access to education, all of us have access to the freedoms and opportunities that we have contributed to this country and