South Carolina State Representative Courtney Waters is celebrating what she described as a major victory for voter participation after record turnout during …
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‘The Purpose Was to Dilute Black Votes’: Federal Panel Strikes Down Alabama Congressional Map
by Gee NYby Gee NYAttorney Danielle Bess is drawing attention to a major voting rights decision after a federal three-judge panel struck down Alabama’s congressional map, …
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‘The Power Is With the People’: Creator Defends NAACP Call for Black Athletes to Leverage Their Influence
by Gee NYby Gee NYDigital creator La Reine has defended the NAACP’s push for elite Black athletes to reconsider attending universities in states accused of suppressing …
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Louisville Unveils Life-Size Statue Honoring Civil Rights Attorney Alberta Odell Jones Who Was Murdred
by Gee NYby Gee NYAlberta Odell Jones is being honored in a historic way more than six decades after her groundbreaking legal career and still-unsolved murder …
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‘It Is a Stain on Our Democracy’: NAACP’s Kristen Clarke Shares How Her Organization is Fighting Back Aggressive Redistricting Efforts
by Gee NYby Gee NYKristen Clarke is warning that aggressive redistricting efforts unfolding across Southern states represent a direct threat to democracy and Black political representation …
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‘You Are Funding the Infrastructure of Your Own Disenfranchisement’: Attorney Nicole Robinson Urges Black Athletes to Rethink SEC Power
by Gee NYby Gee NYPolitical law attorney Nicole Robinson is arguing that Black athletes competing in major Southern college sports conferences are helping generate billions for …
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‘Republicans Have Been Planning to Steal Your Vote Since 2011’: Attorney Danielle Bess Revives Spotlight on Project REDMAP
by Gee NYby Gee NYA decade after Republicans launched a sweeping redistricting strategy known as Project REDMAP, attorney and political commentator Danielle Bess says many Americans …
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‘Voters Should Decide’: Angie Nixon Insists Her Arrest Stemmed From Fight Over DeSantis Redistricting Maps
by Gee NYby Gee NYFlorida State Rep. Angie Nixon says her arrest during a protest connected to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ congressional redistricting push was rooted in …
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Stacey Abrams Says Georgia Republicans Are ‘Running to Be Supplicants to Trump, Not Defenders of Democracy’
by Gee NYby Gee NYFormer Georgia gubernatorial candidate and voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams sharply criticized Georgia Republicans following the state’s latest primary elections, arguing that …
