racial gerrymandering

Alabama

Nikole Hannah Jones’ ‘Democracy Summit’ rings the alarm about rising threats | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

“A culture of balance and covering both sides has impeded our ability to accurately convey to the public what’s actually happening,” says the founder of Howard University’s Center for Journalism & Democracy. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Nikole Hannah Jones convened political journalists, elected officials, students and educators at Howard University earlier this week to […]

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Alabama

Alabama case that could limit Voting Rights Act heard at U.S. Supreme Court | #elections | #alabama

WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday heard oral arguments in a case that challenges an Alabama redistricting map and could potentially eliminate remaining federal safeguards against racial gerrymandering. Voting rights advocates fear that the high court’s conservative majority will further weaken the Voting Rights Act, with implications for voters in states across the […]

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