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This Georgia Case Could Decide the Future of Gullah Geechee Land on Sapelo Island

Last year, Sapelo Island residents sued county officials for blocking them from holding a crucial vote that could determine whether they would be displaced from the last Gullah Gechee community on the Georgia coast.  Barbara Bailey, Christopher Bailey, and Stanley Walker, on behalf of 2,300 voters, claimed McIntosh County commissioners stopped residents from casting their…



Amendment Seeks to Exclude Naturalized Citizens from Voting

In this year’s election, North Carolina will decide whether to support or reject a constitutional amendment to clarify that only citizens can cast a vote. Is this “clarification” necessary, or there is something more behind it? This proposal is not as innocent as it seems. It was pushed by conservative lawmakers and, at its core,…

Six harmful tactics that tried to stop Latinos from voting

Our gente has dealt with voter suppression throughout history. The “powers that be” have always known we’re a force, so they’ve tried to stop us from voting.  But, no matter how hard some shady politicians try, we’re going to keep showing up to the polls. Literacy Tests 1920s — Arizona law required voters to pass an…


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