WASHINGTON (AP) — Voter suppression and Russian interference are some of the greatest barriers to minority voting in 2020, the National Urban League said Monday.
This year’s State of Black America report focuses on voting rights, and National Urban League President and CEO Marc H. Morial is calling attention to voter suppression and social media interference from foreign governments.
“These attacks, from within our nation and from without, are a desecration to the memory of the martyrs who bled and died in defense of our rights,” Morial said.
According to the National Urban League, 14 states have more restrictive voter ID laws in place, 12 have laws making it harder for citizens to register, seven cut back on early voting opportunities, and three made it harder to restore voting rights for people with past criminal convictions.
The National Urban League released its 2019 State of Black America Report which focused primarily on voting rights issues. National Urban League President Marc Morial told an audience at the National Press Club that the right to vote was an issue of mission and morality and not a partisan issue. Voting rights leaders and journalists later discussed findings in the report, grassroots efforts to draw attention to voter suppression, and the legislative measures and judicial cases currently addressing these issues.
Rev. Al Sharpton is joined by the President and CEO of the National Urban League, Marc Morial. They discussed the highly anticipated “State of Black America” report which focuses on recent efforts to suppress the black vote and how to combat it.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voter suppression and Russian interference are some of the greatest barriers to minority voting in 2020, the National Urban League said Monday.
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The National Urban League is set to release 'The State of Black America 2018,' a comprehensive assessment of where black and Latino Americans are in the current moment. League President Marc Morial and writer Anand Giridharadas discuss.
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