NAACP challenges court ruling that threatens voting rights across seven states
The NAACP Arkansas State Conference, in collaboration with the ACLU of Arkansas and the Arkansas Public Policy Panel, filed an...
Alabama seeks to take redistricting case appeal back to SCOTUS
Alabama has started appealing the lengthy redistricting fight, aiming to bring the racial discrimination case back to the U.S. Supreme...
District court rejects federal challenge upholding Arkansas congressional map, rejecting racial gerrymandering claims
A three-judge federal panel on Friday, June 6, dismissed a lawsuit challenging Arkansas's congressional redistricting, ruling in favor of the...
Federal trial set to challenge North Carolina election maps
A federal trial will commence Monday in Winston‑Salem, as a three-judge panel hears consolidated lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s 2023 congressional...
Pentagon restores Confederate names to U.S. Army bases
The U.S. Department of Defense has officially announced the restoration of seven Army base names honoring Confederate generals—reversing the renaming...
Baltimore County Redistricting Commission approves new 9-district map
Baltimore County’s independent Redistricting Commission voted 4–3 to approve a sweeping new map on Monday, June 10, that expands County...
House Democrats push Speaker Johnson to boost lawmakers’ security funding
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D‑NY) and Rep. Joe Morelle (D‑NY) formally wrote to Speaker Mike Johnson (R‑LA), urging him...
Columbus Health Commissioner among 17 vaccine safety panelists fired by RFK Jr.
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed all 17 members on June 9, of the CDC’s...
U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges after New Jersey Detention Center incident
A federal grand jury in New Jersey indicted Democratic Representative LaMonica McIver (D‑NJ) on June 10, on three counts related...
Who is Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was one of the most powerful voices against slavery in American history.
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