Jackson Jr. won't back new Ill. congressional map
CHICAGO (AP) - The new congressional districts were drawn by Democratic leaders and approved by the state Legislature, which is controlled by Democrats....
Redistricting puts Black Caucus icons in peril
OPINION - Sadly, minority majority districts have always been controversial and this time around will be no different...
Dems, GOP cite '65 voting law in remapping debates
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Voting Rights Act became law to end Jim Crow suppression of black voters, but today, the 46-year-old law has become a tactical arguing point in redistricting debates throughout the South...
2010 census to show slowing US growth, GOP gains
WASHINGTON (AP) - Demographers believe the official 2010 count will be 308.7 million or lower, putting U.S. growth at around 9 percent, the lowest since the 1940 census...
New population count may complicate Obama 2012 bid
WASHINGTON (AP) - The 2010 census report coming out Tuesday will include lots of good political news for Republicans and grim data for Democrats hoping to re-elect President Obama...
Will redistricting put black voters in peril?
theGRIO REPORT - Some commentators have suggested that these partisan victories will have a direct impact on redistricting maps that emerge from these states...
Why this election could wipe Memphis off the map
theGRIO REPORT - For some of the city's 415,000 African-American residents, 62 percent of all Memphians, consolidation efforts have a racial undertone...
