Black and Latino enrollment at NYU drops after affirmative action ban
NYU reported a significant decline in enrollment among underrepresented minority students in its first admissions cycle following the U.S. Supreme...
Take the near impossible literacy test Louisiana used to suppress the Black vote (1964)
In William Faulkner’s 1938 novel The Unvanquished, the unyielding Colonel Sartoris resorts to extreme measures to block the election of...
Georgia sees record number of Black voters cast ballots during early voting period
Georgia is witnessing an unprecedented turnout of Black voters during early voting, with close to 873,000 Black Georgians casting their...
Louisiana early voting sees record in-person voting, big drop in Black voter turnout
Louisiana’s early voting turnout numbers are in, and while in-person voting set a new record, total early voting participation has...
Language confirmed for Issue 1, the proposed redistricting amendment
Aug 16, 2024 Story by: Editor COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — After a two-hour meeting, the Ohio Ballot Board approved the...
Gerrymandering in 2024: How “deeply steered” districts benefit Republicans
n 1999, there were 164 House districts where the election outcomes were within a five-point margin of the national popular...
Ohio groups disagree on Issue 1’s potential impact on minority representation
Issue 1 is a proposed constitutional amendment aiming to change the authority over redistricting. Currently, political maps are drawn by...
Parents voice opposition over Fort Mill Schools redistricting plan
Parents voiced strong emotions during a Tuesday night meeting focused on redrawing Fort Mill Schools' district lines and reassigning 2,600...
Redistricting and control of Wisconsin’s Legislature in 2024
For the first time in more than a decade, the balance of power in the Wisconsin Legislature could be up...
Both sides criticize current redistricting system during Ohio Issue 1 forum
The ballot initiative, titled the Citizens Not Politicians Issue 1 proposal, aims to replace Ohio’s existing seven-member Redistricting Commission—composed of...
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