1.0MS NOWhttps://www.ms.nowMS NOWhttps://www.ms.nowNew attack on Voting Rights Act threatens Black vote protections: ‘It’s a problem’rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="CUm2bFnxyq"><a href="https://www.ms.now/ali-velshi/watch/new-attack-on-voting-rights-act-threatens-black-vote-protections-it-s-a-problem-198722117702">New attack on Voting Rights Act threatens Black vote protections: ‘It’s a problem’</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.ms.now/ali-velshi/watch/new-attack-on-voting-rights-act-threatens-black-vote-protections-it-s-a-problem-198722117702/embed#?secret=CUm2bFnxyq" width="600" height="338" title="“New attack on Voting Rights Act threatens Black vote protections: ‘It’s a problem’” — MS NOW" data-secret="CUm2bFnxyq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://res.cloudinary.com/msnow/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762458191/1700936952197_n_velshi_anderson_dianis_231125_1920x1080-sxu4j6-1/1700936952197_n_velshi_anderson_dianis_231125_1920x1080-sxu4j6-1.jpg?_i=AA19201080A federal appeals court has threatened to deal a death blow to the Voting Rights Act by eliminating the most powerful piece of Section 2, which allows private citizens to sue in the name of fair voting rights. As the decision to appeal to the Supreme Court looms, Emory’s Dr. Carol Anderson, author of ‘One Person, No Vote’ and Advancement Project Executive Director Judith Browne Dianis join Charles Coleman to explain why they believe it will be a long fight to keep voting rights protections intact.