The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation holds its 52nd Annual Legislative Conference (ALC) in Washington, D.C.
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The theme for this year’s conference is “Securing Our Democracy. Protecting Our Freedoms. Uplifting Our Culture.” The CBCF conference takes place through Sept. 24. “We are still, as a community, dealing with educational issues. Our school systems are in dire need. We are dealing with criminal justice issues in our community, policing issues, water rights, housing rights. We are dealing with a strained economy that is having a disparate impact on Black America.
There are statistics showing that more states have been putting restrictive voting laws on the books. After the Supreme Court struck down the anti-discrimination provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act in 2013, there were state legislatures that immediately started putting new Draconian laws in place, Austin-Hillery said.
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