Supreme Court case could grant Trump and Republicans power to trample Black voting rights for one-party rule, advocates warn The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a case that could effectively kill the Voting Rights Act Read More
Texas election map for 2026 are racially biased, voting-rights advocates say in lawsuit Voting-rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn a redistricting map drawn by Texas Republicans meant to favor the party in the 2026 midterm Read More
‘Insatiable hate’: Advocates warn of deaths amid Trump’s ‘bigoted’ travel ban against Black and brown countries Advocates and elected officials forcefully condemned President Donald Trump’s travel ban targeting a dozen Black and brown nations. Citing national Read More
Trump’s HUD Secretary cuts a key fair housing rule; advocates warn of deeper segregation Scott Turner, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, has announced he is terminating the Affirmative Furthering Read More
Advocates decry expected executive order from Trump to gut Department of Education President Donald Trump and White House officials are reportedly drafting an executive order that would essentially defund the U.S. Department Read More
Relief, defiance, anger: Families and advocates react to Biden’s death row commutations COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — Victims’ families and others affected by crimes that resulted in federal death row convictions shared Read More
Advocates urge Biden to apologize for slavery and take other racial justice actions before leaving office As lawmakers and advocates push President Joe Biden to issue more pardons in his final days in office after issuing Read More
Health advocates in Africa worry Trump will reimpose abortion ‘gag rule’ governing US aid EPWORTH, Zimbabwe (AP) — Carrying her infant daughter, 19-year-old Sithulisiwe Moyo waited two hours to get birth-control pills from a Read More
Harris uniquely positioned to tackle gun violence in Black communities, advocates say Gun violence is yet again at the forefront of the national consciousness following Wednesday’s deadly high school shooting in Winder, Read More
Advocates remain hopeful about justice for Michael Brown and police accountability The 2014 fatal police shooting of 18-year-old unarmed Michael Brown sparked a movement that saw the emergence of Black Lives Read More
‘This can be his legacy’: Advocates call for Biden to create reparations commission in final months Racial justice advocates are frustrated yet hopeful after meeting with White House officials earlier this week in an attempt to Read More