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Battle over Black voter representation in Louisiana heads to Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in a case that could determine whether Louisiana will have to uphold a second majority-Black congressional district. The case more broadly will focus on the future enforcement of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as it relates to how race is legally considered in the drawing of district lines around the state and beyond. The consolidated cases, Louisiana v. Callais and Robinson v. Callais, are focused on a map first crafted by […]

todayMarch 24, 2025

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A legal battle is brewing as Trump accused of ignoring court’s block on anti-DEI policies

Despite a federal judge blocking President Donald Trump’s anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion executive orders, his administration is being accused of ignoring the court ruling by still requiring government contractors and nonprofits receiving federal grants to comply with the orders. The nonprofit Democracy Forward, which is representing plaintiffs in a federal lawsuit against Trump’s anti-DEI orders, has filed an emergency motion for a status conference with the court. It cites a recent report from Rolling Stone that claims administration officials have internally and […]

todayMarch 14, 2025

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Family of Mia Love—first Republican Black woman elected to Congress—provides sad update on her battle with cancer

Former U.S. Rep. Mia Love, the first Black woman elected to Congress as a Republican, is facing a sobering reality after her years-long battle with cancer. The 49-year-old former Utah congresswoman’s family issued a public update on her health after a 2022 diagnosis of glioblastoma brain cancer. Her daughter, Abigale, revealed in a social media post that Love’s cancer was “no longer responding to treatment” and that it was “progressing.” The typical survival rate for glioblastoma brain cancer is about […]

todayMarch 3, 2025

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‘It is on and poppin’: Leaders prepare for battle against Trump administration hostile to civil rights

During his first and successful run for president in 2016, Donald Trump asked Black Americans, “What do you have to lose?” Lawyers and civil rights leaders say they stand to lose a lot in Trump’s second presidential administration. In anticipation of what Trump has already vowed to do, groups are gearing up for a fight to prevent the further erosion of civil rights under the president-elect’s incoming second administration.  “It is on and poppin’ and not in a good way,” said […]

todayNovember 26, 2024

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San Francisco’s first Black female mayor is in a pricey battle for a second term

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When London Breed was elected as San Francisco’s first Black woman mayor, it was a pinch-me moment for a poor girl from public housing whose ascension showed that no dream was impossible in the progressive, compassionate and equitable city. But the honeymoon was short-lived as a COVID-19 pandemic shuttered stores and tech workers retreated to home offices. Tent encampments surged and so did public drug use. Breed now finds herself in a pricey campaign as she battles for a second […]

todayOctober 8, 2024

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Ferguson thrust them into activism. Now, Cori Bush and Wesley Bell battle for a congressional seat

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cori Bush and Wesley Bell both honed their leadership skills in Ferguson, Missouri, in the unrest that followed Michael Brown’s death at the hands of a police officer 10 years ago. On Tuesday, they’re opposing each other in a closely watched Democratic congressional primary. Bush is facing a big money challenge in her bid for a third term representing Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, which includes St. Louis and a portion of the suburbs that includes Ferguson. The American […]

todayAugust 6, 2024

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Battle for racial equality persists as Biden commemorates 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board

As President Joe Biden commemorated the 70th anniversary of the landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka this week with a series of engagements, his administration — along with a host of experts, advocates and lawmakers — acknowledges that progress has slowed in racial equity in education.  On Thursday, the president held a White House meeting with the families of the plaintiffs in the 1954 Supreme Court ruling that ended the “separate but equal” legal doctrine and […]

todayMay 17, 2024

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Florida map ruling is a loss for Black voters and ‘uphill battle’ for Dems hoping to win back House majority

Civil rights advocates blasted a federal court for upholding Florida’s congressional map, which they deem to be unconstitutional and discriminatory against Black voters. Nick Warren, a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), told theGrio that the map, which will be used for the 2024 elections, is “politically lopsided” and disproportionately impacts minority voters. April Albright, legal director and chief of staff at Black Voters Matter, said the decision from a three-judge federal panel is “disappointing and discouraging.” […]

todayMarch 29, 2024

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Watch: President Biden banking on women’s support amid health care battle

This week’s edition of “The Hill with April Ryan” takes a look at two battleground states. In Kentucky, Colmon Elridge, chairman of the state’s Democratic Party, explained to theGrio’s Washington Bureau Chief April D. Ryan why he believes Black voters in the Bluegrass State will show up in large numbers in the 2024 election. In Michigan, U.S. Senate candidate Hill Harper talks about his run for office and receiving a critical endorsement. “The Hill” also explores the role of Black […]

todayFebruary 15, 2024