Attorney General Jeff Sessions is acting as civil rights groups had feared.  The Department of Justice is dropping its argument that Texas' stringent voter I.D. law violates the Voting Rights Act. 

Danielle Lang, Deputy Director of Voting Right for the Campaign Legal Center, one of the organizations fighting the Texas voter ID law in court spoke with Roland Martin during Tuesday's edition of NewsOne Now about the DOJ's reversal.

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Jeff Sessions, DOJ Reverse Course In Texas Voter ID Case

Roland Martin, host and Managing Editor of TV One's NewsOne Now blasted Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for her statement calling the creation of HBCUs "school choice."

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Roland Martin Blisters Betsy DeVos For Her Statement On HBCUs

During his first address to Congress, Trump never detailed his plan for urban renewal or an urban agenda. He briefly mentioned Chicago, Detroit, Baltimore and spouted more law and order rhetoric. Where is Trump's plan for Black America? 

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Where Is Trump's Urban Agenda & Plan For Urban Renewal?

The Department of Justice says it is easing up on filing lawsuits against police departments accused of civil rights violations.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions told a  meeting of the country's state attorneys general yesterday, that the Justice Department needs to focus more on building up the morale of police departments. Sessions  suggested that recent civil rights lawsuits against law enforcement agencies have weakened their ability to do an effective job.

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