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Supreme Court rules in favor of Black voters in Alabama and protects landmark Voting Rights Act
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 10 months agoBlack marchers in Selma, Ala., demonstrate for voting rights protections on March 6, 2022. Brandon...
5 things to know about the battle over Alabama’s congressional maps
The Hill via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Republican-controlled Alabama state Legislature has caused a furor after refusing to create a...
The Great Goat Hill Stampede of 2024
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Alabama Legislature crammed 40% of this year’s session into February. That’s light speed for the body. At this rate, lawmakers could finish the...
Voting rights advocates in the South emboldened by Supreme Court win
CNN via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWith a sense of relief that the conservative Supreme Court did not use a major Alabama redistricting case to further gut the Voting Rights Act, civil rights advocates and election attorneys ...
On the Eve of Congressional Black Caucus Conference, A Lesson on How The CBC got Started
The Root via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Relentless Pursuit 1971 was quite a year for America. Nixon was President and the streets were...
Appeals court rules NAACP, other private groups can't file voting rights challenges
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 5 months agoWASHINGTON — A divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that private individuals and groups...
Nikole Hannah Jones’ ‘Democracy Summit’ rings the alarm about rising threats
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 5 months ago“A culture of balance and covering both sides has impeded our ability to accurately convey to the...
Tennessee House Republicans pile on unforced error after unforced error | Victor Ashe
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 12 months agoAbout when one thought the House GOP could not handle any more scandals or politically dumb...
Activists vow to ‘fight back’ for Black women after Texas ruling on emergency abortions
theGrio via AOL· 3 months ago“They want to ban abortion entirely. Even in situations where abortion is life-saving or stabilizing...
Trump, McCarthy, Biden: Six political storylines that will shape 2023
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAfter a 2022 that saw Democrats celebrate passing key parts of their agenda and defy expectations in...