Tag Archives: Voting Rights Act
Supreme Court Hears Shelby County, Alabama On Voting Rights
Voting Rights Act to hit the floor of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court is voicing skepticism
By Black Enterprise
February 28, 2013
Tags: Alabama, Shelby, Supreme Court, Voting Rights Act
CBC Launches New Voter Protection Initiative, ‘For The People’
BE prepared for Election Day!
BE prepared for Election Day!
By Sasha King
September 26, 2012
Tags: CBC, Congressional Black Caucus, voting, Voting Rights Act
![Throughout history people have been persecuted for everything from gender and race to religion and sexuality. While there have been many strides made across the board, the latter has proven to be perhaps the last group to get a fair shake at equality—that’s especially true for double minorities who happen to be Black and gay. Thankfully, there have been brave individuals who have challenged society’s norms, ideals and deeply rooted fears to redefine what it means to be an LGBT [Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender] person of color in a historically oppressive world. As BlackEnterprise.com documents the struggles and triumphs of the Black LGBT community, we compiled a list of 10 of the most significant openly gay LGBT people of color. —Souleo](http://cdn.blackenterprise.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2011/07/LGBT-Trailblazers-620x480-90x100.jpg "LGBT-Trailblazers-620x480")
10 Black LGBT Trailblazers – Still Black & Proud
A celebration of notable public figures that were unafraid to be Black (and gay) and proud
Members of the Black LGBT community often remain hidden but out and proud figures like…
By Souleo
July 8, 2011
Tags: Alvin ailey, Angela Davis, Audre Lorde, Bayard Rustin, Bill Clinton, Bill T. Jones, Black lesbian, Black LGBT Gallery, Fela, Gay Rights, Gay Rights Movement, Halle Berry, Harlem Renaissance, Jackie Robinson, James Baldwin, Keith Boykin, Lee Daniels, lesbian, Mabel Hampton, Martin Luther King Jr., Monster's Ball, National Black Justice Coalition, National Gay and Lesbian March, poet, Precious, Staceyann Chin, Voting Rights Act, wtb2013yourdreamyourlegacy
News Roundup
John Hope Franklin memorial, civil rights wax museum, mulitracial americans
News Roundup
By BlackEnterprise.com
June 5, 2009
Tags: John Hope Franklin, Voting Rights Act
Obama: Standing on Their Shoulders
A look back at the foundation laid for Barack Obama's candidacy
While America relished in the historic moment of Sen. Barack Obama’s triumph over Sen. Hillary…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
July 1, 2008
Tags: Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Jesse Jackson, Voting Rights Act
