Who is Al Edwards, the Texas lawmaker behind Juneteenth
Long before Juneteenth became a federally recognized holiday, Albert Ely Edwards stood alone on the floor of the Texas Legislature.
Long before Juneteenth became a federally recognized holiday, Albert Ely Edwards stood alone on the floor of the Texas Legislature.
The NAACP Arkansas State Conference, in collaboration with the ACLU of Arkansas and the Arkansas Public Policy Panel, filed an...
Alabama has started appealing the lengthy redistricting fight, aiming to bring the racial discrimination case back to the U.S. Supreme...
A three-judge federal panel on Friday, June 6, dismissed a lawsuit challenging Arkansas's congressional redistricting, ruling in favor of the...
A federal trial will commence Monday in Winston‑Salem, as a three-judge panel hears consolidated lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s 2023 congressional...
The U.S. Department of Defense has officially announced the restoration of seven Army base names honoring Confederate generals—reversing the renaming...
Baltimore County’s independent Redistricting Commission voted 4–3 to approve a sweeping new map on Monday, June 10, that expands County...
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D‑NY) and Rep. Joe Morelle (D‑NY) formally wrote to Speaker Mike Johnson (R‑LA), urging him...
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismissed all 17 members on June 9, of the CDC’s...
A federal grand jury in New Jersey indicted Democratic Representative LaMonica McIver (D‑NJ) on June 10, on three counts related...

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