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19th Amendment: advocacy groups say it's facing renewed threats
14+ hour, 52+ min ago (302+ words) Advocacy groups say the 19th amendment is facing renewed threats as voting-rights organizations have warned the amendment’s protections are being tested, according to recent reporting and advocacy posts. The National Women’s Law Center published a piece titled “The 19th Amendment Is Under…...
Will Black representation in Congress fall after redistricting? See what Troy Carter, Cleo Fields say
21+ hour, 59+ min ago (1179+ words) U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields speaks to a townhall crowd at Shreveport's Galilee Baptist Church's gymnasium on Monday, May 4, 2026. WASHINGTON — Baton Rouge’s Democratic Congressman, Cleo Fields, is somewhat sanguine entering the final furlongs of the November 3 congressional midterm races. He knows he…...
Experts say constitutional amendment could disrupt equity policies, progress
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (602+ words) The Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison, Apr. 22, 2025 The League of Women Voters of Wisconsin (LWVW) advocated against one of three constitutional amendments set to be on the November ballot during a webinar Tuesday, where speakers discussed the potential impact on…...
Court says clean water isn’t a constitutional right. Leaders say majority-Black Jackson, Miss., deserves better
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (333+ words) The ruling upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit from residents who alleged officials allowed lead to contaminate the majority-Black city’s drinking water. After a federal court ruled that the residents of the majority-Black city of Jackson, Mississippi, do not have…...
People ex rel. King v. Gallagher and the Forgotten Legal Struggle over Racial Segregation in New York State Public Schools
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (371+ words) Race, Racism and the Law Abstract Excerpted From: David A Weinstein, People ex rel Gallagher and the Forgotten Legal Struggle over Racial Segregation in New York State Public Schools, 20 Judicial Notice 32 (2026) (Full Document) The traditional account of the legal struggle…...
Voting Rights Act turns 61, leaders highlight weakened protections
6+ day, 3+ hour ago (593+ words) Sixty-one years after President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965, civil rights leaders and politicians in Texas are warning that the law’s protections have been effectively dismantled and that Texas has become ground zero for what comes…...
Louisiana Racism, Black Political Power and Representation.
6+ day, 11+ hour ago (247+ words) ThyBlackMan.com Like Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry 1 (ThyBlackMan.com) As a little girl, I remember my mother taking her childrenâs hands, going into places, and being told, âYou can come in, but they canât.â…...
ACLU Expert Warns: South Carolina Voter Purge is Disproportionately Targeting People of Color
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When does Black history become history, not just race, in the eyes of the law?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1083+ words) Read Our 2025 Impact Report The United States Supreme Court saw a line on a map. But for Black Louisianans, that line connects history. In its recent series examining Louisiana’s (soon to be former) 6th Congressional District, The Lens traveled through communities…...
Florida shrank Black representation to one seat —and expects us to accept it | Opinion
1+ week, 4+ day ago (599+ words) Florida has 28 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. After this year’s elections, and barring the November general election results, we are staring at the possibility that just one of those 28 seats will be a Black access seat, also known as…...