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Martin Luther King III is a global human rights advocate, chairman of the board at the Drum Major Institute and son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN. (CNN) Over the past several months, we have seen state legislatures around the country move swiftly to try to limit the rights of Americans — and particularly Black Americans — at the ballot box. In doing so, Republicans in these legislatures are pushing a modern-day Jim Crow agenda . Congress must now move to stop them quickly, decisively and by any legislative means necessary. Martin Luther King III Unfortunately, America has a long, troubled history when it comes to voter suppression. After Reconstruction, Southern states disenfranchised African Americans from voting with poll taxes and unanswerable questions on " literacy tests ." These tactics were incredibly effective and the numbers of Blacks who … [Read more...] about Martin Luther King III: This is what my father would have done

Nicole Hemmer is an associate research scholar at Columbia University with the Obama Presidency Oral History Project and the author of " Messengers of the Right: Conservative Media and the Transformation of American Politics ." She co-hosts the history podcasts " Past Present " and " This Day in Esoteric Political History " and is co-producer of the new podcast " Welcome To Your Fantasy ." The views expressed in this commentary are those of the author. View more opinion articles on CNN. (CNN) "It's a redux of Jim Crow in a suit and tie." That's how Stacey Abrams, who spearheaded efforts to organize Black voters in Georgia for the 2020 election, recently described the deluge of new voter restriction laws proposed by Republicans in the Georgia state legislature in the wake of their defeat. Cliff Albright of the Black Voters Matter Fund echoed Abrams , saying the new restrictions, which include new ID requirements and limits on drop boxes, are just "putting a little … [Read more...] about What Jim Crow looks like in 2021

Martin Luther King III, the son of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., said on CNN Thursday that the Georgia Republican’ s newly-passed election law was absolutely “racist.” King said, “It’s a very sad day for this state. It bodes to moving back to Jim Crow era kind of legislation. The impact certainly has the potential to reduce voters, particularly of color, who normally would have — all voters would have a longer time to vote. I think there’s something in that legislation that says you can’t even bring somebody water. How inhumane can these legislators be? Even though the governor didn’t vote, he approved it by signing the legislation. It’s not surprising. It’s greatly disappointing that our state has gone in this direction.” He continued, “What it means is that people are going to have to be more vigilant, Black people, young people, older people, poor people are going to have for more vigilant. It’s unfortunate this trend is happening across America and … [Read more...] about Martin Luther King III: GOP GA Voting Law Absolutely ‘Racist’ — ‘Jim Crow Era Kind of Legislation’

Senate proponents of filibuster reform said they scored a win Thursday when President Biden Joe Biden The Hill's Morning Report - Biden shifts on filibuster GOP looks to squeeze Biden, Democrats on border Sanders creates new headache for Biden on taxes MORE said he agrees the procedural tool is “a relic of the Jim Crow era.” Senators who are the most adamant about eliminating the filibuster argue their job just got easier now that the president himself has associated it with the racist and oppressive policies of the Jim Crow South. Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie Sanders The Hill's Morning Report - Biden shifts on filibuster Sanders creates new headache for Biden on taxes Liberals think Biden just made getting rid of the filibuster easier MORE (I-Vt.) said Biden’s remarks from his first press conference as president would increase support in the Democratic caucus for overhauling the filibuster, adding that it’s no longer debatable … [Read more...] about Liberals think Biden just made getting rid of the filibuster easier

Peniel E. Joseph is the Barbara Jordan chair in ethics and political values and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is also a professor of history. He is the author of several books, most recently, " The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. " The views expressed here are his own. View more opinion articles on CNN. (CNN) Black folk have farmed, planted, tilled and cultivated agricultural and food production in America since their arrival from Africa on slave ships. Their labor helped to create global capitalism and has transformed American food production, animal farming and cooking. Yet their ability to accumulate wealth, land, businesses and income based on their agricultural prowess has been halted at every turn, at times by brute force, most often by acts of systemic racism. Peniel Joseph … [Read more...] about A $5 billion down payment on what America owes to Black farmers