With us tonight. Im zerlina maxwell. Tonight in austin, texas, a unified stand against State Republicans and their efforts to push through legislation to restrict Voting Access. Texas is Ground Zero in the fight but far from the only state where american rights are at risk. What about a federal fix . Is Senator Joe Manchins Compromise Bill the best . With new attacks on schools teaching the history of racism the Reality Check for our own own roles. And she means well. The star of a black ladys Sketch Show weighed in the new title on her resume, author. Welcome to the new hour of American Voices. The week ahead is critical for protecting Voting Rights in america. A showdown expected shortly on Capitol Hill and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Shuker plans to hold a key vote to advance the for the people act to modern access of ballots across the country, restores the right to vote for americans with prior convictions, Strengthenings Mailin Voting and institutes nationwide early voting. Repu
Alexander hamilton really stayed, really went, really lived. If people want a statement about this whole thing, ill break something really big later this afternoon in we hawk ken, new jersey. Thats not an snl skit. That really happened. He does realize thats where hamilton met his demise, right . Its ironic when you consider whats happening with his career at the moment. The Washington Post and nbc reporting giuliani was informed by the fbi in 2019 by the Barr Run Department Of Justice that he was being targeted by a Russian Disinformation Campaign and what does your boy rudy do . They continue to amplify that disinformation. Now rudy says that fbi briefing never happened. Not only that, the New York Times reports that the firing of the u. S. Ambassador to ukraine, a key part of trumps first Impeachment Trial, is also central to this giuliani probe. Giuliani apparently believed Marie Yovanovich was Digging Up Dirt on the family. Now the question, whose decision was it and was it crimin
Draconian voting restrictions. Texas just advanced a bill that among other things would make it a felony, you heard that right, a felony for an official to give a voter an Absentee Ballot Application if they didnt request one. As of march 24th theyve introduced 360 Voter Restriction Bills in 47 states. In many states these restrictions will specifically be hard on black voters. Look, i want to make this clear. This is not just in response to the 2020 election and the big lie. The Voting Rights of Black Americans have been under attack since the 15th Amendment was passed, even if lawmakers dont explicitly spell it out, we see you. Jamel boulie of the New York Times wrote this about the jim crow era. There was no statute that said black people cannot vote. Instead, southern lawmakers spun a web of restrictions and regulations meant to catch most blacks as well as many whites and keep them out of the electorate. And in a throwback to that time a writer for the conservative National Review
Policies that drove people of color to the polls either dead or in the balance, the rising majority will have a keen high on what congress will get done as we look at a quickly approaching midterm cycle, that, my friends, is a part of the reason why were here in the purple fact state of florida. Hispanic heritage month says if culturely ethnically geographically and ideology diverse, not only harnesss 2 trillion in buying power, also the numbers to drive how this democracy functions. Now, you guys know, we dont need a designated month on this show. The center vices of the rising majority. Were not new to this. Were true to this. But for those that have fellow curiosity of our countrymen, we have a lot to cover. You dont want to miss a minute of it. Lets kick it off with latinas. They understood the assignment at the ballot box and the boardroom. You may have hearse the phrase the future is latina, joining me now is a familiar thing, journalist marianna is on set with me, marianna atenc
Democracy. There is fraud 2. 0. The humanitarian crisis at the border. Threats to Voting Rights and attacks on reproductive rights. Two texans tell us how to fight back. And then there is florida where new reporting reveals a big lie by the states gop used to sell an Election Bill that helped them win. Concerning news with the year and the change to the midterms. Plus, high stakes on the hill. We are just hours away for critical votes for the biden agenda. The senator is here to tell us. More confusion surrounding boosters. Lets begin this hour with the future of elections in our democracy and a concerning piece out tonight in political magazine going in depth about what the Republican Party has been doing nationwide since the 2020 election. Political experts argue it is a Dress Rehearsal for undermining next years midterms and beyond writing, quote, for the first time in American History the losing candidate refused to concede the election. And rather than dismissing him as a sore los