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A trial to determine whether South Carolina’s congressional maps are legal closes Tuesday with arguments over whether the state Legislature diluted Black voting power by remaking the boundaries of the only U.S. House district Democrats have flipped in more than 30 years. The trial also marks the first time the South Carolina maps have been […]
TO MOVE AT 1 AM EST TUESDAY. EDITED by LJAW; BACKREAD by JSC. A trial to determine whether South Carolina’s congressional maps are legal closes Tuesday with arguments over whether the state Legislature diluted Black voting power by remaking the boundaries of the only U.S. House district Democrats have flipped in more than 30 years.
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October 6th, 2022 New maps will comply with federal, state, and local law and put people – not politics – first. View Full Press Release (PDF) Renowned voting rights experts Dr. Lisa Handley and Jeffrey Wice today joined Monroe County Executive Adam Bello to weigh in on the problematic redistricting maps under consideration by the […]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — When Press Robinson registered to vote in South Carolina in 1963, he was handed a copy of the U.S. Constitution and told to read it aloud and interpret it. Robinson, then a college sophomore, wasn’t surprised. He heard stories from others in the South’s Black community who faced Jim Crow-era […]
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Does Pizza Day count as a holiday? It definitely does if you’re five years old. And also if you’re a fledgling content empire looking to create franchisable formats with a holiday hook. Holiday Channel, a film fest operator and media company, is looking to challenge the definition of holiday content beyond the festival circuit. Preparations […]
TALLAHASSEE — The caravan took off at dawn, more than a dozen cars . . .
As Florida Republicans gave final approval to new congressional districts on Thursday, Black lawmakers staged a sit-in on the floor of the legislature, praying, chanting and singing that Black voters were under attack in the state. The extraordinary moment served as a remarkable endpoint . . .