The Decision That Could End Voting Rights | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
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- November 23, 2023
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A federal court’s opinion yesterday could render the Voting Rights Act meaningless, if the Supreme Court upholds it. Robert Abbott Sengstacke / Getty November 21, 2023, 9:32 AM ET The right to vote free of racial discrimination was won by blood and sacrifice, those of both the soldiers who fought to preserve the Union and […]
Read MoreAlabama Is Defying the Supreme Court on Voting Rights | #elections | #alabama
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- July 28, 2023
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Supreme Court rulings are meant to be the law of the land, but Alabama is taking its recent opinion on the Voting Rights Act as a mere recommendation. In an echo of mid-century southern defiance of school desegregation, the Yellowhammer State’s Republican-controlled legislature defied the conservative-dominated Court’s directive to redraw its congressional map with an […]
Read MoreArkansas to review advanced African American studies
Illustration: Maura Losch/Axios The state’s Division of Elementary and Secondary Education is seeking information about the content of an Advanced Placement course on African American studies, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. The curriculum includes “events, experiences, and individuals crucial to a study of African American history and culture,” Education Week reports. Driving the news: The Arkansas […]
Read MoreCherokee Nation’s long-awaited delegate faces a tribal challenge | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP
The American Legion Steve Young Deer Post 143, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, presents the nation’s colors and tribal colors during the 2021 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves. Proto: Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images. Two more Cherokee tribes say they are entitled to a non-voting member of Congress, countering […]
Read MoreHow to observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Northwest Arkansas
The NWA Martin Luther King, Jr. Council will honor King’s legacy this weekend. Here are a few ways you can participate and commemorate the late civil rights leader: Youth engagement program: University of Arkansas athletes will host the kids event starting at 9:30am Monday at the university’s HPER building. Freedom March: The gathering celebrates King’s […]
Read MoreBentonville school board race still hot
Illustration: Natalie Peeples/Axios Two of Bentonville’s five school board seats will head to a runoff on Dec. 6. Why it matters: The race has garnered national attention from a conservative PAC that endorsed school board candidates who opposed teaching critical race theory (CRT) in public schools. One candidate endorsed by the PAC won a school […]
Read MoreLawsuit filed against West Memphis mayor for ‘racial discrimination’
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WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. (KAIT) – An ex-civil engineer for the city is suing the mayor of West Memphis after she said she was fired for refusing to “only hire black people.” Attorneys Luther Sutter and Lucien Gillham filed a lawsuit on behalf of Amanda Hicks against Mayor Marco McClendon on Wednesday, Oct. 26 for violating […]
Read MoreThe Destruction of the Voting Rights Act | #elections | #alabama
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- September 20, 2022
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The Supreme Court delivered appalling decisions in June—on abortion, guns, and environmental regulation—but the conservative supermajority is poised to strike an even greater blow against American democracy. The justices now have the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in their sights. On October 4, the second day of the new term, they will hear Alabama’s challenge […]
Read MoreNW Arkansas is getting more diverse
The NWA region will likely become more ethnically and racially diverse as the overall population increases, according to a report released this week by the Northwest Arkansas Council. Why it matters: Data on current and forecasted diversity can be used to inform businesses and other organizations so they can take steps to be more inclusive […]
Read MoreDiversity in the Arkansas’ high court
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios Arkansas’ Supreme Court doesn’t reflect the state’s ethnic makeup, but it roughly represents the number of women who live in the state. Why it matters: State high courts rule on crucial cases ranging from how people can vote to whether district lines are gerrymandered to when women have legal access to abortion. […]
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