11% of voters nationwide were Black compared to 13% in 2020: Exit polls
11% of voters nationwide were Black compared to 13% in 2020, exit polls show. This drop...
Trumps sees a 13 percentage point shift among Black voters in Wisconsin
Exit polls in 2024 revealed a 13-point increase in support, with many Black voters citing concerns...
North Carolina removes 747,000 from voter rolls, citing ineligibility
North Carolina's State Board of Elections has announced the removal of 747,000 individuals from its registered...
Track the Success of California’s 14 Reparations Bills for Black Residents
The California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) has identified 14 key reparations bills as top priorities for...
Palm Springs tests who should pay when a Black community is destroyed
In the 1950s and 1960s, residents of Section 14, a predominantly Black and Latino neighborhood in...
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Justice Department suing Georgia over state’s new voting law
The Justice Department is suing Georgia over its newly passed election law, accusing Republican lawmakers of...
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Cori Bush loses primary after pro-Israel groups spend millions to oust ‘Squad’ member
Prominent progressive Congresswoman Cori Bush has lost her Democratic primary in St. Louis following significant financial...
Navy exonerates Black sailors charged in Port Chicago disaster 80 years ago
Eighty years after explosions devastated the Port Chicago naval facility in California, killing 320 sailors, Coast...
NC Senate district racial gerrymandering trial set for February
Two Black voters from northeastern North Carolina, Rodney Pierce of Halifax County and Moses Matthews of...
Trump’s Project 2025 Agenda Would Hurt Black Americans
"Donald Trump and his extreme, far-right Project 2025 allies have made it clear that in a...
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