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Black Americans face a new fight for racial representation after justices’ Voting Rights Act ruling

JACKSON, Miss. – At 16, Edward Blackmon Jr. was arrested during a protest for voting rights in his Mississippi hometown.…

4 days ago

Trump’s Threat to Invoke the Insurrection Act, Explained

President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this week, continuing to stoke fear and chaos in…

3 weeks ago

New Act to spur Kenya’s coffee renaissance

The assent of the new Coffee Act by President William Ruto marks a major turning point in Kenya’s agricultural and…

4 weeks ago

Newark Activists Protest Supreme Court Ruling On Elections: ‘Restore The Voting Rights Act’

Hamm said the ruling is “one of the worst U.S. Supreme Court decisions” since the Dred Scott case of 1857.…

4 weeks ago

South Africa must act urgently against xenophobia and violence to prevent further harm

SummaryThe International Commission of Jurists calls on President Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African police and relevant government agencies to protect…

4 weeks ago

Has the US Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act – and how? | Civil Rights News

The United States Supreme Court has voided a key provision of a landmark civil rights law by ruling that the…

1 month ago

In major Voting Rights Act case, Supreme Court strikes down redistricting map challenged as racially discriminatory

Updated on April 29 at 9:58 p.m.The Supreme Court on Wednesday, in the case of Louisiana v. Callais, struck down a…

1 month ago

Rep. Young Kim Introduces BOOST for American Business Act toStrengthen U.S. Economic Competitiveness Abroad

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-40) introduced the Building Overseas Opportunities & Strategic Trade (BOOST) for American Business…

2 months ago

Kenya’s delicate energy balancing act in face of rationing

Kenya Power Managing Director Joseph Siror recently revealed that the utility is forced to ration electricity whenever supply from wind…

2 months ago

Supreme Court Ruling Weakens Voting Rights Act Protections for Minorities (Opinion)

Supreme Court Ruling Weakens Voting Rights Act, Impacting Minority Representation By Sam D. Hayes In a landmark ruling with far-reaching…

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