Social Justice
Voting Rights : A Lifetime Sentence For Felons
Do you believe ex-felons should have their voting rights restored once they’ve served their time and parole?
Do you believe persons with felony convictions should have their voting rights restored once they’ve served their time and parole?
According to a study released this month by the Sentencing Project, about 7.7 percent of the African American voting-age population is disenfranchised, compared with 1.8 percent of the non-African American population.
In Virginia, Kentucky and Florida, felon disenfranchisement affects a staggering one in five African Americans.
The underlying question is, why have states disenfranchised persons with a felony who’ve served their sentences, paid their dues and rejoined their communities with hardening voting rights?
Read More at The Washington Post
Discover more from Unheard Voices Magazine
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
North Carolina detention officer’s slaying devastates community; GoFundMe launched
New Jersey couple stuns doctors with rare natural quadruplet pregnancy
UPS Driver Who Saved Woman’s Life Becomes Lifelong Supporter as She Battles Cancer
Unheard Voices Magazine Wins Acquisition International Award for Social Justice Advocacy In Media
Before there was Colin Kaepernick, a Black female athlete also refused to stand for the national anthem
Morehouse College student Kyle Coleman found dead after Virginia crash
Brooklyn community rallies behind beloved shoe shiner Byron Neal known as “The Light on the Corner”
Search continues for missing 10-year-old Arkansas girl swept away in Florida waters
Family of Jabari Peoples demands answers after fatal police ehooting in Alabama
Young mother dies after cosmetic surgery complications
Olympic Gymnast Frederick Richard sets world record, raises $50K for Ugandan youth
Trailblazing Journalist Renee Ferguson dies at 75
“AfroPoP Digital Shorts” returns to the land with “Sweet Samara,” climate and abolitionist film
New Jersey teen escapes after allegedly being held captive for years, kept in dog crate, and abused in home
Exclusive : Ryan Coogler’s new Marvel series “Ironheart” reveals teaser trailer and poster starring Dominique Thorne
-
Culture2 weeks agoBrooklyn community rallies behind beloved shoe shiner Byron Neal known as “The Light on the Corner”
-
Social Justice2 weeks agoFamily of Jabari Peoples demands answers after fatal police ehooting in Alabama
-
Crime & Justice15 hours agoNorth Carolina detention officer’s slaying devastates community; GoFundMe launched
-
News2 days agoUPS Driver Who Saved Woman’s Life Becomes Lifelong Supporter as She Battles Cancer
-
News1 week agoMarilyn Mosby completes home detention, begins new chapter after federal convictions
-
Crime & Justice1 week ago14-year-old was shot by best friend since 3rd grade while playing with gun
-
Health & Wellness1 week agoTeen misses graduation while awaiting heart transplant—hospital hosts emotional ceremony
-
News1 week agoLouisville teen 13-year-old Derrick Saunders Jr. drowns in Ohio River