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Mark kelly and joe biden in 2020 here. and on the right hand, though, there were those activists here over the course of the last 10, 12 years, you know, mary hapez as part of the campaign in 2012, six years later she was the one who was out there in 110-degree heat knocking doors for who kyrsten sinema. i was talking with her just last weekend there at the voting rights march that was taking place in phoenix. she said they do not see how they could go back out there and truly feel confident about going and being such key parts of a re-election campaign on behalf of kyrsten sinema. and i think that is where actually 2022 is going to be so largely consequential to this whole argument that kyrsten sinema will make that being an independent voice here for arizona because mark kelly is on the ballot in 2022. mark kelly did vote to essentially create this exemption for these federal voting rights reforms here. ....
Black History Month 2022: From trailblazing abolitionists and scientists to judges, politicians, and civil rights leaders, numerous historical figures have done their part to shape America into the country it is today. ....
Lynda Blackmon Lowery was the youngest participant in the Voting Rights March from Selma to Montgomery, marking her 15th birthday during the event. Her ....
The great bob moses, who was the genius behind the 1964 freedom summer project to reg ter black mississippians to vote. he passed away one week ago today. the venerable andrew young. during the height of the civil rights movement, before he became the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. or the mayor of atlanta, he was dr. martin luther king jr. s chief strategist at the southern christian loadership conference. at the beginning of that session young told a story about how the selma to montgomery voting rights march came to be that has stayed with me ever since. it was about a less than fruitful meeting between king and president lyndon johnson. king was pushing for the voting rights act. johnson said he couldn t ask congress for another big vote on civil rights after its passage of the historic 1964 civil rights act. ....
Remind your parents to pack an emergency supply kit. making a plan might feel like homework, but it will help you and your family stay safe during an emergency. this morning bishop william barber joined by former congressman beto o rourke kicked off the poor peoples campaign march for democracy in georgetown, texas, demanding federal action on voting rights among other things. over the next four days, the selma-to-montgomery style voting rights march will make its way 27 miles across the state to austin for a rally on saturday at the state capitol. ....