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DESCRIPTION:Join a panel discussion of voting rights leaders reflecting upon Dr. King's 
 call for the Ballot \nand emphasizing its continued necessity and urgency 
 in 2022\n\nMon, January 17, 2022 @ 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM PST\n\nRegister 
 here: 
 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversations-of-king-give-us-the-ballot-tickets-231924912657\n\n\nAt 
 the Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom gathering at the Lincoln Memorial in 
 Washington, D.C., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave one of his most 
 remarkable speeches: "Give us the Ballot." \nThat was in 1957. \n\nNow 65 
 years later, Washington D.C. continues to be the backdrop for the fight for 
 voting rights. U.S Senate Republicans have repeatedly blocked Voting Rights 
 legislation, including the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, which is aimed at 
 fighting voter suppression and updating key parts of the Voting Rights Act 
 of 1965. \n\nDespite the obstruction, Democrats have vowed to keep 
 fighting. But to win this fight, it’ll take more than elected officials 
 and lobbyists. Individuals in communities across the country will have to 
 join the struggle, with the chorus: \n\nGive us the 
 ballot!\n\n\nPANELISTS:\n\n--Moderator: Christopher "Flood The Drummer" 
 Norris, WHYY’s Managing Editor for Community & Engagement.\n\n--Abu 
 Edwards, Millennials in Action\n\n--Rev. Gregory Holston, Itinerant Pastor 
 United Methodist Church\n\n--Brittany Smalls, One PA.\n\n--Saj “Purple” 
 Blackwell, Blackwell Cultural Alliance.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/01/03/18847079.php
SUMMARY:Conversations of King: "Give Us The Ballot" - MLK, Voting Rights, & the Urgency in 2022
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URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2022/01/03/18847079.php
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