As the Voting Rights Act of 1965 turned 60 on Aug. 6, many activists are examining what the landmark legislation means for voters today.

While the bill faces attacks from the Trump administration, a conservative U.S. Supreme Court, and state legislators, and as Washingtonians still fight for statehood and full representation in Congress, modern freedom fighters are determined to prevent the clock from turning back on the right for all Americans to to fully participate in the political system.

“Sixty years ago, a courageous U.S. Congress took steps to enfranchise Black voters in the passage of the Voting Rights Act,” Donna Brazile, former chair of the Democratic National Committee and a political commentator, wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Aug. 4. “Today, this historic law

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