The state of Alabama, is one of the states that requires a photo ID to vote, which is simply a voter suppression tactic imposed by republican law makers. The state of Alabama announced this week that it would stop issuing driver’s licenses in counties where 75 percent of registered voters are black. Alabama Law Enforcement Agency cites budget cuts as the rationale for 31 satellite Department of Motor Vehicle offices no longer providing access to driver’s licenses examiners, m

Senator Elizabeth Warren called for broad policing reform during a speech Sunday on racial and economy inequality. Warren called for police reform including de-escalation training and body cameras for all police officers. Warren did not call for civilian review boards or any independent oversight by the citizens. However her speech was powerful and important as she likened the #BlackLivesMatter movement to the civil rights movement of the 1960s "None of us can ignore what is

In a settlement reached this month Fulton County, Georgia admitted to illegally disenfranchising and misleading voters. The predominantly republican controlled county face more then 24 violations of state law including rejecting eligible ballots improperly and sending voters to the wrong precincts. The voters disenfranchised was mostly black and brown citizens and is raising more questions about the GOP's apparent war on minorities voters. Fulton county will pay a fine of $18