Civil rights leaders announce 'March on Washington' to defend voting rights

Civil rights leaders led by Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III plan "March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote" on Aug. 28 — the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington.
The protest is a direct response to a recent Supreme Court ruling that weakened Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, which organizers say guts protections against racial discrimination in voting.
A broad coalition (NAACP, AFT, National Urban League, LULAC, unions and expected members of the Congressional Black Caucus) will use the march to pressure lawmakers and rally public support for voting-rights protections.