Not a single House Republican voted for the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021.

In the South, Black Voters Matter has become the powerful heart of an ecosystem of community-based organizations.

According to its publisher, ‘The book contains the late congressman’s final reflections after a lifetime on the front lines of the battle for America’s soul.’

Sen. Raphael Warnock was the longtime Georgia Democratic representative’s pastor; Sen. Jon Ossoff served as an intern in Lewis’ Washington office years ago.

Organizers said the objective of the march is to show the urgency for federal policing reforms, to decry racial violence, and to demand voting rights protections ahead of the November general election.

Organizers are encouraging satellite marches in states that are hot spots for COVID-19.

The Democrats offered a stirring testimonial to the late Rep. John Lewis.

Trump sought to downplay his failure to contain the coronavirus in an interview with Axios’ Jonathan Swan.

Also: Michelle Obama debuts a new podcast, and the House honors the late Rep. John Lewis by naming voting rights legislation after him.

Obama advocated for restoring the Voting Rights Act and automatic voter registration, among many other suggestions for improving access to voting for Americans.

The service will be held in the Atlanta church once led by Martin Luther King Jr.

Also: The House of Representatives votes to end Trump’s Muslim ban, and New York expands voter registration.

Just one Senate Republican is co-sponsoring the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

Lewis, who served 17 terms in the House, was a force behind civil rights and voting rights laws for decades.

‘I will remember a man who reminded us all that our optimism isn’t futile.’

‘I have never faced a fight quite like the one I have now,’ Lewis said Sunday.

Rep. John Lewis said Trump must be impeached because ‘to delay or to do otherwise would betray the foundation of our democracy.’

‘I plan to skip a speech that will be filled with lies, deception and divisiveness,’ Rep. Earl Blumenauer said.

While Steve Chabot campaigned with the racist-in-chief, his opponent was being endorsed by legendary Rep. John Lewis.

Civil rights legend John Lewis shamed Trump for mistreating children and families at the border, and called on voters to oust Republicans who have enabled Trump.

The Trump administration really doesn’t think there’s anything to do to stop gun violence.

The #TakeAKnee protests from black athletes and others in support of racial justice captured the world’s attention as they grew in scope and significance following Donald Trump’s petty, vindictive response and his callous treatment of those protesting. But it is not Trump — an extremely privileged white man who wears his bigotry on his sleeve — […]

Mike Pence has made it perfectly clear that he is standing with Donald Trump and his atrocious defense of Nazis and white supremacists, no matter how many others abandon him. As Trump spent much of last week railing against “both sides” — the rioting white supremacists and the anti-racists who opposed them — and defending […]

I was born in Atlanta and spent my early childhood years growing up in John Lewis’s congressional district. My brother and I attended pre-school with Lewis’s kids, and my mom and dad attended parents’ meetings with Lewis and his wife, Lillian. I’ll always feel lucky because of that personal connection, but it’s not why John Lewis […]

Rep. John Lewis took to the floor of the House of Representatives to express passionate, heartfelt, moral opposition to the Republican health care repeal plan. Lewis told us not so long ago, “I will not give up. I will not give in. I will continue to stand up. Speak up. And speak out.” He said he would […]

As the NRA holds its annual convention in Atlanta, Georgia Rep. John Lewis will be headlining a rally put together by gun safety advocates from Moms Demand Action and the Everytown Survivor Network. The groups hope to “to stand and fight back against the NRA leadership’s dangerous ‘guns everywhere’ agenda that contributes to the more than […]

After President-elect Donald Trump attacked Rep. John Lewis in response to Lewis saying Trump’s presidency is not legitimate, Democrats outpoured messages of solidarity with Lewis. The strong and widespread support for Lewis is now being denounced by Democratic opponents as partisan politicking. This could not be more wrong. It is wrong because there is nothing […]

Ever since Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) said he doesn’t see Donald Trump as “a legitimate president” (and Trump attacked Lewis, a Civil Rights icon, on MLK weekend) Lewis’ words have been vindicated, with each passing day. Over President’s Day, as thousands participated in protests across the country to oppose Trump, Rep. Lewis’s constituents gathered to honor him in Atlanta’s 5th […]

This piece was co-written by Shareblue staff writers Dianna E. Anderson and Ginger McKnight-Chavers. In an unprecedented move, several members of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) testified before the Senate Judiciary committee at the Attorney General nomination hearing for Senator Jeff Sessions. These members were relegated by the committee’s schedule to the final hours of […]

Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) seems to always know the right thing to say. Before Donald Trump’s inauguration, he channeled what many of us were (and still are) feeling: “I don’t see this president-elect as a legitimate president.” Now, as the resistance builds against a presidency that gets worse with every passing day, Lewis fortifies us for the fight ahead: And I […]