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Voting Rights
Tennessee’s War on Black Political Power Demands Not Just Outrage But Resistance
The struggle isn’t just about surviving the next election -- we must secure civil rights for the next generation.
Tennessee GOP House Speaker Suspends Dems From Committees for Voting Map Protest
All 24 Democrats in the state House voted against new congressional maps that benefit the GOP candidate in the midterms.
Louisiana Hearing Erupts Over GOP Push to Eliminate Majority-Black Districts
"He’s suggesting he’s not racist. I suggest we look at his work,” a Louisiana lawmaker said during heated map debate.
Black Disenfranchisement Has Not Been This Intense Since Jim Crow
The federal government is carrying forward a white nationalist backlash to the mass uprisings that took place in 2020.
GOP and SCOTUS Unleashed a “Gerrymandering Arms Race” at Expense of Black Voters
Without the Voting Rights Act, “multiracial democracy in America will be under threat forever,” reporter Ari Berman says.
Conservative SCOTUS Ruling Completely Demolishes Voting Rights Act, Kagan Says
The Voting Rights Act is now essentially a “toothless law,” one legal expert said of the ruling.
Supreme Court Is Poised to Gut Remaining Protections of the Voting Rights Act
The prohibition of racial discrimination in voting and the right to have absentee ballots counted are in grave peril.
Black Seniors Without Birth Records Could Be Disenfranchised by SAVE America Act
One-fifth of Black Americans born in 1939 and 1940 were never issued birth certificates, according to one estimate.
Formerly Incarcerated Women Are Pushing Systemic Change in Elected Office
From voting rights to wages to housing assistance, these officials advocate for systemic change to reduce incarceration.
DHS Official Responsible for Election Security Previously Called to Ban Voting Machines
“The security of our election infrastructure depends on leadership that is trusted," a voting rights advocate said.