WWW.TRIANGLE TRIBUNE.COM The Triangle Lawmakers initiate campaign to increase RIBUNE black voterBy Stephen K.turnout Cooper TTHE TRIANGLE’S CHOICE FOR THE BLACK VOICE Special to the AFRO African-American voters will not sit out the upcoming election despite President Obama’s absence from the ballot, several black lawmakers said. But they aren’t taking any chances with voter suppression. VOLUME 18 NO. 16 WEEK OF JUNE 12, 2016 $1.00 Reps. Marc Veasey (D-Texas), Terri Sewell (D-Ala.) and Bobby Scott (D-Va.) launched a new Congressional Voting Rights Caucus on May 25 to address what they described as an immediate need to overcome the barriers that mi- Dons Basketball nority communities face when exercising their right to vote. The goal of the new caucus is to educate the public on current voter sup- League kicks off in pression tactics taking place in their home states, districts and counties, and to inform the public about their rights as voters. Durham and, new The caucus also plans to advance legislation blocking current and future this year, in Raleigh. discrimination which may deny Americans their right to vote, says Veasey, who held a press conference with nearly a dozen lawmakers and voter rights advocates. “I know firsthand the work that remains to be done to ensure all Ameri- cans have unfettered access to the ballot box,” said Veasey, the chair of the new caucus and also the lead plaintiff in a Texas lawsuit over voter ID laws. Please seeELECTION/2A The fight Caucus for gun scholarship controlBy Latisha Catchatoorian fundraiserBy Bonitta Best
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