Protesters Gather Outside USPS Postmaster General’s House Amid Voter Suppression Fears

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticHere’s a startling statistic for you. In Mississippi, at the height of the Reconstruction era (which lasted until 1877), African-American voter registration stood at 67 percent.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s «I Have a Dream» speech at the March on Washington, the families of Black Americans shot or killed by police officers spoke at the same site Friday, the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Capping a week of protests and outrage over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin, civil rights advocates began highlighting the scourge of police and vigilante violence against Black Americans at a commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. An estimated thousands have gathered Friday near the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where the Rev.

Like most Americans, Stacey Abrams has spent the past five months at home. But from her makeshift workspace in the living/dining room ofher townhouse on Atlanta’s east side, the 2018 Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee has been keeping busy, tackling the issue that helped cost her that election — voter suppression — via a documentary she produced, All In: The Fight for Democracy.

Diddy, Mark Ronson and former US President Barack Obama are among a host of artists and celebrities who have praised the Milwaukee Bucks after they called off their NBA match last night (August 26) in protest over the shooting of Jacob Blake.Footage emerged that appeared to show Blake was shot multiple times in the back by police officers in Wisconsin on Sunday (August 23) as he attempted to get into his vehicle.

Jordan Moreau Fox News host Tucker Carlson received immediate backlash on Twitter after saying Kyle Rittenhouse, who was arrested and charged with first-degree intentional homicide for the shootings of two protesters in Kenosha, Wis., “decided to maintain order when no one else would.”“Are we really surprised this looting and arson accelerated to murder? How shocked are we that 17-year-olds with rifles decided they had to maintain order when no one else would? Everyone can see what was

Protests erupted in Kenosha in the U.S. state of Wisconsin after police shot an apparently unarmed Black man multiple times in the back, according to the state governor, prompting authorities to impose a curfew.

Also Read: Lou Dobbs Reprimands Crew Member On Air: 'Don't Do That' (Video)A representative for Carper told TheWrap, “Like most Americans in 2020, Senator Carper got frustrated with technical difficulties this morning, but that pales in comparison to his frustration with a Postmaster General who’s actively undermining the U.S.

Kevin Costner didn’t hold back on his thoughts about President Trump’s “criminal” interference with the United States Postal Service in a recent interview. Costner played a drifter who posed as a USPS mailman in the 1997 movie “The Postman,” which was supposed to be set in 2013.The film shows the actor restoring democracy by delivering letters to and from other towns after a totalitarian leader tries to take over one Western town.

Ben Gibbard has performed ‘Such Great Heights’, the hit track from his project The Postal Service, during an at-home concert for the Democratic National Convention.The singer-songwriter’s performance comes at a time when The United States Postal Service is currently in doubt over whether it can handle the influx of mail-in ballots from November’s presidential election, amidst alleged attempts by Republicans to sabotage its funding.As Gibbard explained in the clip, he and his Postal Service

Cher is opening up about how she tried to volunteer with the US Postal Service, amid reports that the national mail service is on the brink of bankruptcy.

Chris Willman Music WriterFor many days now, the world has been wondering: Is Ben Gibbard taking the attacks on the Postal Service personally?It’s not that the president issued a fatwah on the actual superduo made up of Gibbard (also of Death Cab for Cutie fame) and Jimmy Tamborello.

I went on Cameo and asked John Ratzenberger to make a plea to the American people to help save the post office — he replied! And it’s so great!!! #saveusps #uspsA post shared by Tim Kasher (@timkasher) on Amid ongoing discussions about the post office's services, hours and funding, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy announced on Tuesday that no changes would be made to the USPS until after the Nov.

Cursive frontman Tim Kasher has commissioned the mailman from Cheers to share a new message supporting the US Postal Service.The new video sees John Ratzenberger, who played Cliff Clavin on the iconic sitcom, to take on the character once again in support of the USPS.“An important message from none other than Cliff Clavin himself, asking us all to help keep USPS in business!! (thank you for your service, Mr.