If I walked the streets of New York City (or anywhere, really) and asked random people if they knew what happened to the Voting Rights Act last week, I wonder how many would have an answer? If I told them that the Supreme Court just struck down a major Section of the Act, would they know what I was talking about? If I said voter equality suffered the greatest setback in nearly 50 years, would they look at me like I was speaking a foreign language? Probably. Now, if I walked the same streets and asked people about the latest episode of the “Real Housewives Of Atlanta,” an artist’s newest album, last night’s game or anything else entertainment related, I bet I’d get a lot more answers. That is a serious problem. Sometimes, we try to act like it’s only young people who don’t pay enough attention to serious issues, or who spend too much time and energy on music, movies or television. But there are plenty of folks my age and older who ...
