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They are calling us to march again. And this time, the stakes could not be higher. Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, and Arndrea Waters King just announced the March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote. The date is August 28, the 63rd anniversary of Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech. The march is a direct response to the Supreme Court's decision to gut the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in Louisiana v. Callais, a ruling Sharpton described as "a bullet in the heart of the voting rights movement." Republican-led Southern states have already begun eliminating majority-Black congressional districts. Experts warn it could cost one-third of the Congressional Black Caucus their seats. "Sixty-three years after my father stood at the Lincoln Memorial, we are called to march again," said Martin Luther King III. "Not only in remembrance, but in action." The coalition includes the NAACP, National Council of Negro Women, American Federation of Teachers, Phi Beta Sigma, the Congressional Bla...

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