Attorney General Garland Announces Voting Rights Enforcement Action

DOJ Sues Texas Over Racist Redistricting Plans

Since the Voting Rights Act's gutting in the 2013 Supreme Court case Shelby v. Holder, the procedural guardrails that would…
by Anoa Changa
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Rep. Lucy McBath Will Primary Colleague In 2022

Switching districts set McBath up to primary freshman legislator Carolyn Bordeaux who currently represents the 7th Congressional District. In a…
by Anoa Changa
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Ohio Republicans Pass Partisan Maps To Dilute Power

The battle over the map in Ohio—mirroring other GOP-controlled states—comes as congressional Democrats have been fighting to pass various voting rights…
by Jessica Corbett
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#TheBlackBallot Pelosi, House Democrats Hold Press Event After After Voting Rights Vote

Rep. Butterfield Retiring, Rips 'Racially Gerrymandered' Map

Longtime North Carolina Rep. G.K. Butterfield, who presides over a district that has been held by a Black representative for…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
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op-ed Lawmakers Propose New Districts for Massachusetts 200 State House and Senate Seats

Why Redistricting Is So Important

As lawmakers discuss today’s hot topic policy issues, we must remain focused and hold our leaders accountable during the redistricting…
by Corey Wiggins
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Georgians Go To The Polls In Critical Senate Runoff Election

Diverse Georgia School Board Under Attack

Gwinnett County is one of the top ten most diversifying counties in the country. It also recently flipped Democrat within…
by Anoa Changa
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#TheBlackBallot Participants seen holding a banner at the protest. Fair...

The 'Freedom To Vote'

Wednesday's vote is simply about whether the Senate will debate the recently introduced voting rights legislation. Republicans previously filibustered similar…
by Anoa Changa
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op-ed A Fair Maps Rally was held in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 in Washington, DC. The rally coincides with the U.S. Supreme Court hearings in landmark redistricting cases out of North Carolina and Maryland. The activists sent the

Who Will Draw The Lines?

When it comes to redistricting, power should not be held with politicians, but with the community that elects them. Now…
by Helen Butler
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US Census Suspends Field Work During Coronavirus Outbreak

What 2020 Census Results Mean For Black America

The U.S. Census Bureau has released partial data it collected last year showing data that will have a major impact…
by Anoa Changa
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Ferguson, Missouri Residents Vote On Election Day

Voting Rights Advocates Alarmed By Trump's Census Nominee

Voting rights advocates are alarmed that President Trump is leaning toward nominating Thomas Brunell to run the U.S. Census Bureau.
by nigelroberts1
01.01.70
Activists Demonstrate Outside Supreme Court As Court Hears Case To Challenging Practice Of Partisan Gerrymandering

3 Things Black Folks Need To Know About…

The Supreme Court is poised to change the course of American politics in a ruling about whether Wisconsin Republicans gave…
by ionelholloway
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GOP Redistricting Plot To Unseat Rep. Corrine Brown Exposed

Florida Rep. Corrine Brown Denies Spending $800,000 In…

Florida Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL) recently lost her congressional seat and is embroiled in an alleged corruption scandal.
by NewsOne Now
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The Best Of “NewsOne Now:” Political Edition

Alabama DMV Closings Limiting Access To Photo ID, Affects Ballot Via Voter ID Laws Alabama state officials’ decision to close 31…
by NewsOne Now
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Blacks, Latinos Speak Out Against San Diego Redistricting…

A coalition of minority groups has accused the Republican led San Diego County Board of Supervisors of using redistricting to…
by NewsOne Staff
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