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50 years after Voting Rights Act, black churches fighting voting restrictions
By Adelle M. Banks — August 6, 2015
(RNS) Fifty years ago, Lyndon B. Johnson signed the landmark Voting Rights Act. Religious and civic groups are now fighting to restore its key provisions.
Civil rights veteran John Lewis urges black clergy to ‘fix’ Voting Rights Act
By Adelle M. Banks — June 25, 2015
WASHINGTON (RNS) Some 70 pastors and other religious leaders headed to lawmakers’ offices to press for changes in the Voting Rights Act.
Gardner C. Taylor, dean of black preachers, dies at 96
By Adelle M. Banks — April 6, 2015
(RNS) Michael Eric Dyson called Taylor's preaching style a blend of brilliant metaphors and an "uncanny sense of rhythmic timing put to dramatic but not crassly theatrical effect.''
What do religious leaders want for Obama’s next four years?
By Adelle M. Banks — November 6, 2012
(RNS) Religious leaders already have their wish lists ready for President Obama's second term. Here are 10 officials' thoughts about what they’d like to see in the next four years. By Adelle M. Banks and Jeanie Groh.
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