In above photo: President Lyndon B. Johnson shakes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s hand as he hands him one of the pens used to sign the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Marc
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In above photo: Illustration by Ron Rogers for The Chronicle DNC Press, Guest Columnist They are trying to make voting harder for minorities, women, young people, and seniors Tonight (Aug.
In above photo: Linda Sutton Linda Sutton, Guest Columnist This Thursday, Aug. 6, marks the 50th anniversary of the federal Voting Rights Act. Passed in 1965, this landmark legislation made the
Cartoon by Ron Rogers for the Winston-Salem Chronicle 2015 has been a year of milestones, from an African-American president of the United States marching in the re-enactment of the final
In above photo: The crowd at the Hanesbrands Theatre. (Photo by Donna Rogers) The 1965 Voting Rights Act was signed
In above photo: A young person protests the death of black man in police custody in Baltimore in early May.
By Ron Daniels, Guest Columnist The 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the Selma -to-Montgomery March, and the passage of the historic
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the great “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” It was there, at
A number of local organizations are marking the anniversary of Bloody Sunday next month with a silent march. On Sunday,
Oppose Voter Id Measure To the Editor: The African American Caucus of the Forsyth County Democratic Party Jacquelyne Barber Branch
