Voting | Colorlines

I-AM-THE-CHANGE-MARCH. Two Black men and three women wearing black shirts reading "I Am the Change" stand together.

Peaceful Protesters Pepper Sprayed by Police in N.C.

At a mid-day get-out-the-early-vote march in Graham, North Carolina, police attacked about 200 marchers—including elders and children—and arrested eight, according to reports.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Nov 2, 2020 4:45PM EST

A Black woman drops a paper ballot in a slot under colorful yellow and blue signs

More Than Mail: Why the Postal Service Shenanigans Matter

As scholar Claudia Ford points out in this op-ed, the U.S. Postal Service has long been a tool for Black economic mobility—and disenfranchisement.

Claudia Ford Oct 6, 2020 12:30PM EDT

Protest. Young Black boy wearing face mask and blue Tee shirt stands with raised fist in front of sign reading: Black Lives Matter.

Protest and Lose the Right to Vote, Says New Tennessee Law

A new bill charges those who engage in civil disobedience, disrupt meetings, and more, with felonies, which could lead to them having their suffrage rights revoked.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Aug 24, 2020 12:45PM EDT

Wake Up Atlanta. Two Vietnamese American women, one with shoulder-length blonde hair wearing a red top and the other with longer dark hair.

'Wake Up Atlanta' Web Series Wants to Motivate Asian Americans to Vote

“A lot of Asian Americans come from countries where there’s not a history of democratic participation,” said co-founder Phi Nguyen.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm Mar 24, 2020 12:33AM EDT

A small boy holds a dinosaur and stands next to his father, who wears a gray jacket. They are standing in a crowded bus station in Tucson, Arizona.

Tucson to Vote on Becoming Arizona's Only Sanctuary City

If Prop 205 passes, new restrictions would be implemented around police questioning residents on immigration status.

Shani Saxon Nov 5, 2019 12:28PM EST

Baby in stroller waits as midterm election voters cast their ballots at Atlanta, Georgia's Grady High School polling station on November 6, 2018.

New Report Shows Historic Turnout Despite Voter Suppression in 2018 Midterms

More than 122 million people cast a ballot, according to findings from Pew Research Center.

Shani Saxon May 2, 2019 5:01PM EDT