Racial Gerrymandering

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May 8, 2026
Va.'s new voter-approved map was ruled unconstitutional; in South Carolina, GOP lawmakers moved to eliminate the Black-majority district.
May 8, 2026
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Davidson County Chancery Court, just hours after Gov. Bill Lee signed the controversial map…
Left to right: Florida State Rep. Angie Nixon; Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson; Tennessee State Senator London Lamar. (Photo: Instagram/Tennessee Senate)
May 6, 2026
""This is our moment in time to resist, to persist, to fight back," Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson tells…
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November 22, 2025
The Supreme Court has temporarily allowed Texas to use its disputed, Republican-leaning congressional map for the 2026 midterms.
November 21, 2025
The order by three judges — all of whom were nominated by GOP presidents — didn't rule on changes made…
Texas State Capitol, theGrio.com
November 18, 2025
"Substantial evidence shows that Texas racially gerrymandered the 2025 Map,” the ruling states of the Republican redistricting scheme.
October 27, 2025
President Trump has ramped up pressure on Republican governors to draw up new maps in an attempt to give the…
Don Davis, Congress, North Carolina, theGrio.com
October 23, 2025
Republicans in North Carolina were slammed by critics who described the new congressional map as "morally wrong on all fronts."
October 13, 2025
A ruling against Louisiana’s majority-Black district could weaken Section 2 of the landmark law and reshape redistricting nationwide.
August 27, 2025
Civil rights groups accuse Texas Republicans of racial gerrymandering after approving new congressional districts.
Nicole Collier, Kamala Harris, Texas, theGrio.com
August 20, 2025
"You really are inspiring so many people," the former vice president told Collier, who slept inside the Capitol in protest…
Nicole Collier, Texas, theGrio.com
August 19, 2025
"The government is without any legal authority to detain members when a quorum is not needed to conduct business," reads…
Nicole Collier, Texas, theGrio.com
August 19, 2025
The detainment of State Rep. Nicole Collier has drawn outrage and imagery of Black women's suffrage in America.
Barack Obama, Texas map, theGrio.com
August 7, 2025
"This is a power grab that undermines our democracy," former President Barack Obama wrote in a post condemning Texas Republicans.
Hakeem Jeffries, Greg Abbott, theGrio.com
August 5, 2025
The U.S. House Democratic leader says Gov. Gregg Abbott is trying to help President Donald Trump "rig" the 2026 midterm…
Jasmine Crockett, theGrio.com
August 4, 2025
Texas Democrats face civil arrests after fleeing the state to prevent Republicans from advancing a map that targets Black and…
July 17, 2025
Florida's Supreme Court upholds a congressional map that dismantled a majority-Black district, siding with Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Caroleene Dobson and SHomari Figures
September 24, 2024
OPINION:  To win Alabama’s newest congressional seat, the son of a civil rights hero faces a gerrymandered map, racial dog…
Black man voting, theGrio.com
February 20, 2024
Wisconsin Democratic Governor Tony Evers is being praised for signing new legislative maps into place earlier this week.
January 29, 2024
Several court battles in states the South accused of racial gerrymandering will determine the voting power of Black Americans in…