Senior Black Press of America correspondent Stacy M. Brown reports on Republican redistricting efforts across the South that voting rights advocates say are part of a long-term strategy to build enough political power to permanently reshape American democracy.
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Why the Supreme Court’s war on voting rights is a debt our children shouldn’t have to pay
Legal Defense Fund Policy Director Demetria McCain responds to the Supreme Court’s Callais decision gutting the Voting Rights Act, calling on Black communities to organize, register voters, advocate for state voting rights laws and fight on every front as if their lives depend on it.
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Gerrymandering is the new redlining
Gerrymandering silences Black voices, denies resources, and destroys lives. The fight is not just about elections, but about health, housing, and survival.
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State’s new election districts produced no upsets
With redistricting leading to heated controversy and court challenges around the country, how have Minnesota’s new election boundaries fared so far?
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Town hall brings attention to redistricting
The census will take place in March through July, with presidential elections to follow in November—not to mention two primaries—one in March, and again, in August.