The NAACP has launched a historic $20 million Get Out The Vote campaign ahead of the November midterms, aiming to mobilize 6.5 million Black voters across 14 states. Digital Editor Aaliyah Demry breaks down the effort.
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Supreme Court strikes down birthright citizenship order
The Supreme Court struck down Trump’s executive order ending birthright citizenship in a 6-3 ruling, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson warning of a “greater threat” in Clarence Thomas’ dissent. Contributing writer Clint Combs reports on the reaction from civil rights leaders, immigrant advocates and first-time voters.
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When Black communities lose their vote, schools pay the price
EdTrust president Denise Forte argues that the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais is not only a voting rights threat but a direct attack on educational equity, warning that reduced Black political representation weakens communities’ influence over school funding, curriculum and opportunity.
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Juneteenth, America at 250, and the hole in the soul of our democracy
Wade Henderson argues that the denial of congressional representation to more than 700,000 Washington D.C. residents is a national civil rights issue, not a local one, and calls on Congress to pass D.C. statehood as part of the unfinished work of American democracy.
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The NFL blinked. Now what?
Charles Hallman examines the NFL’s rollback of minority hiring mandates under pressure from Florida’s attorney general, and the NAACP’s new Out of Bounds campaign calling on Black athletes and fans to boycott SEC programs in states targeting Black voting rights.
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They’re testing democracy’s collapse in Louisiana first
New Orleans native and former educator Julienne Louis-Anderson writes that what is happening in Louisiana is not just policy but a blueprint, as attacks on Black voting power and democratic institutions spread from the South to the rest of the nation.
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Redistricting fight raises fears of constitutional power grab
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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Civil rights groups fight back as Trump policies target Black voters, Muslim communities
CAIR-Minnesota hosted Somali American Solidarity Day at the State Capitol as the organization announced it is representing a Minnesota labor organizer whose phone and books were seized by federal agents, while the NAACP fights Tennessee’s gerrymandered congressional map in court.
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Supreme Court guts Voting Rights Act, what it means for Minnesota
The Supreme Court’s ruling in Louisiana v. Callais has gutted the federal Voting Rights Act. Minnesota advocates and Attorney General Keith Ellison say the state’s own Voting Rights Act is now a critical line of defense.
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Minnesotans Join Millions Nationwide at No Kings Rally at the State Capitol
The No Kings rally at the Minnesota State Capitol on March 28 joined millions nationwide demanding democracy, civil rights and voting rights protections.
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Selma was not just history, it was a warning
The Selma Bloody Sunday legacy continues to shape modern civil rights movements and discussions about protest and state power.
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Black votes shift the nation’s moral compass
When we vote, the ground itself shifts. The air feels different the next morning, as if the earth finally released a breath it has been holding since Reconstruction. I’ve seen it happen. Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, was one of those moments when history stopped pretending to be distant. Mississippi turned its head toward justice again. […]
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The right to vote is on trial. Again.
Ever since I was five years old, walking to the polls with my mother, I wanted to vote. I remember watching her proudly cast her ballot, knowing it was both a right and a responsibility hard-won by generations before us. So I proudly applied for my voter card as soon as I turned 18, and […]
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What Black women want and what Virginia needs
All skinfolk ain’t kinfolk. This admonishment came from novelist and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston, one of the most prolific Black literary figures of the 20th century. Tracy Chiles McGhee, a Zora Neale Hurston biographer, shares context, noting this reference is loosely drawn from Hurston’s 1942 autobiography, “Dust Tracks on a Road.” Zora unapologetically leaned into […]
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Andrew Young Documentary Revisits the ‘Dirty Work’ Behind the Civil Rights Movement
A new MSNBC documentary, “Andrew Young: The Dirty Work,” highlights the hidden labor that held the civil rights movement together and the lessons the 93-year-old diplomat and former Atlanta mayor wants to pass on today.
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An attack on Black people is an attack on democracy
This op-ed argues that Black Americans and democracy are bound together. Black struggle built and defended U.S. democracy, yet benefits often bypass Black communities. The question now is where the fight should go next.
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Why America is currently in a constitutional crisis
America’s constitutional crisis is not looming — it is here. Voting rights, due process, and the rule of law are under siege.
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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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Voting Rights at 60 still under attack
Sixty years after the Voting Rights Act, voter suppression persists. From felony disenfranchisement to restrictive laws, the fight for democracy continues.
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Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery Presents “The Black Vote”
The Black Vote, a multimedia exhibition curated by historian Mica L. Anders, opens in February at the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.