On the same day President Joe Biden held the “Summit for Democracy” in Washington, protesters gathered outside the United Nations on Thursday for a “faux funeral” for voting rights in America — which have been under attack in recent months.
Just four days ago, the Department of Justice sued Texas for their redistricting plans that violate the Voting Rights Act—a law created in 1965 that prohibits racial discrimination in voting practices — by limiting electoral access in areas where Black and Latino communities reside. That comes on the heels of Republican-led states passing legislation to restrict voting hours and legislative redistricting plans that, critics say, blatantly rigs future elections in the GOP’s favor.
