Posts Tagged ‘Supreme Court (SCOTUS)’
Alito Said Racism Was Over. Southern States Are Now Rushing to Revive Jim Crow.
South Carolina’s only black member of congress since Reconstruction may soon be out of a seat if proposed redistricting passes.
Read MoreThe Voting Rights Act is now a ‘dead letter’ after latest Supreme Court decision
While Justice Elena Kagan wrote a strong dissent, the overall decision of the Supreme Court was to weaken race-based voting protections.
Read MoreThe Voting Rights Act is now a ‘dead letter’ after latest Supreme Court decision
While the impact on voting rights, power, and accessibility remains unknown, many are worried about the latest Supreme Court decision.
Read MoreBlack residents worry new congressional district could be lost in Supreme Court case
Predominantly black Lousiana district at risk of losing political leverage.
Read MoreLandlord says mail wasn’t delivered because she is Black. Supreme Court weighs in
After dozens of complains and multiple reassurances that mail service would resume as normal, one resident has had enough.
Read MoreMuscogee (Creek) Nation Supreme Court ends apartheid, restores Freedmen citizenship
For more than four decades, descendants of the Freedmen have fought for tribal citizenship but have been denied based on previous records.
Read MoreSupreme Court takes up religious claim by Rastafarian whose dreadlocks were cut by prison officials
Damon Landor, who had grown his hair for nearly 20 years, was nearly finished with his sentence when forced to cut his dreadlocks.
Read MoreThis Date in History: Brown v. Board of Education Is Decided
Heather Cox Richardson discusses two landmark civil rights anniversaries this weekend, includinf the one that barred school segregarion.
Read MoreUS supreme court sharply divided on Louisiana race-based redistricting case
Legal saga over state’s majority-Black districts could be vehicle for justices to further weaken the Voting Rights Act
Read MoreWith TikTok Ban in Limbo, Black Creators Face an Uncertain Future
Some Black creators rely solely on TikTok for their income while others use it to supplement their incomes.
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