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Obama, Harris react forcefully to SCOTUS ruling on Voting Rights Act

Former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris reacted to the Supreme Court’s consequential ruling that weakens protections for Black voters under the Voting Rights Act, setting up what could be a cascade of congressional maps that draw Black voters out of districts where their votes can be

Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Block Preventing Redistricting Vote Certification 

Source: The Washington Post / Getty Last week, Virginia voters narrowly approved a constitutional amendment that would implement a new congressional map, giving Democrats a 10-1 advantage in House seats. While it looked like a victory for Democrats nationwide, on Tuesday, the Virginia Supreme Court upheld a lower-court ruling blocking

US To Issue Commemorative Passports With Trump’s Photo. Who Keeps Asking For This?

Source: garrykosoff / Getty Can you imagine how conservatives would have responded if former Democratic presidents Barack Obama, Joe Biden or Bill Clinton had spent their presidencies proving daily — maybe even hourly — that they were sad, lonely, adoration-starved men, who weren’t above dealing with their record low approval

SCOTUS Callais Decision Delivers Major Blow To Black Voting Rights

Source: Jemal Countess / Getty For months, voting rights advocates have warned that the Supreme Court would use its decision in Louisiana v. Callais to strip away Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, further eroding freedom.  And they were right.  Decided along ideological lines, Wednesday’s 6-3 decision blocked a

What Saint Augustine’s University Bankruptcy Means For The Future Of The HBCU

Source: Abu Hanifah / Getty According to the Triangle Business Journal, WRAL, and a press release from Saint Augustine’s University on Aug. 28, the university, one of the oldest Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the U.S., has filed for bankruptcy protection. According to WRAL, the Raleigh-based HBCU filed

Obama, Harris react forcefully to SCOTUS ruling on Voting Rights Act

Former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris reacted to the Supreme Court’s consequential ruling that weakens protections for Black voters under the Voting Rights Act, setting up what could be a cascade of congressional maps that draw Black voters out of districts where their votes can be

Virginia Supreme Court Upholds Block Preventing Redistricting Vote Certification 

Source: The Washington Post / Getty Last week, Virginia voters narrowly approved a constitutional amendment that would implement a new congressional map, giving Democrats a 10-1 advantage in House seats. While it looked like a victory for Democrats nationwide, on Tuesday, the Virginia Supreme Court upheld a lower-court ruling blocking

US To Issue Commemorative Passports With Trump’s Photo. Who Keeps Asking For This?

Source: garrykosoff / Getty Can you imagine how conservatives would have responded if former Democratic presidents Barack Obama, Joe Biden or Bill Clinton had spent their presidencies proving daily — maybe even hourly — that they were sad, lonely, adoration-starved men, who weren’t above dealing with their record low approval

SCOTUS Callais Decision Delivers Major Blow To Black Voting Rights

Source: Jemal Countess / Getty For months, voting rights advocates have warned that the Supreme Court would use its decision in Louisiana v. Callais to strip away Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, further eroding freedom.  And they were right.  Decided along ideological lines, Wednesday’s 6-3 decision blocked a

What Saint Augustine’s University Bankruptcy Means For The Future Of The HBCU

Source: Abu Hanifah / Getty According to the Triangle Business Journal, WRAL, and a press release from Saint Augustine’s University on Aug. 28, the university, one of the oldest Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the U.S., has filed for bankruptcy protection. According to WRAL, the Raleigh-based HBCU filed