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Federal panel's rejection of 2nd Black congressional district for Louisiana creates havoc
New Orleans Times-Picayune· 15 hours agoA dozen "non-Black" voters filed a court challenge to those new maps, arguing that race was the sole...
Advocates say Supreme Court must preserve new, mostly Black US House district for 2024 elections
AOL· 1 day agoVoting rights advocates said Wednesday they will go to the Supreme Court in hopes of preserving a new majority Black congressional district in Louisiana for the fall elections ...
Judges Trash Louisiana Congressional Map With Second-Majority Black District
Black Enterprise· 11 hours agoA panel of federal judges rejected a freshly drawn congressional map, creating a second majority-...
Voting rights advocates push for removing Spindell from elections commission
Wisconsin Examiner via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe groups, including Black Leaders Organizing Communities (BLOC), Souls to the Polls, and other...
NAACP partners with Lyft for Election Day rides
The Hill· 5 hours ago“During a time where our most sacred right to vote is under attack, we must fight back with every tool at our disposal,” said Derrick Johnson, NAACP...
UMC votes to allow gay clergy. How will Texas churches respond?
Houston Chronicle· 6 hours agoRobert Blain, a Houston public high school teacher, saw many friends leave the United Methodist...
Florida bans lab-grown meat, adding to similar efforts in four states
NBC Universal via AOL· 3 hours ago“The cattle industry lobbied against cultivated meat, so we are now banning an entire industry in...
Election chaos in Louisiana as only state without a congressional map for fall ballot
Gannett via AOL· 7 hours agoSecretary of State Nancy Landry's) May 15 deadline. "I think we're right on schedule, but we'll find...
Hakeem Jeffries Isn't Speaker yet, but the Democrat May Be the Most Powerful Person in Congress
Skanner· 2 hours agoWithout wielding the gavel or holding a formal job laid out in the Constitution, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries might very well be the most powerful person in Congress right now. The ...
Marlins slip past Rockies 5-4 in 10 innings to cap three-game series sweep
Associated Press via Yahoo Sports· 4 hours agoJesús Sánchez hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Miami Marlins beat...