Redistricting

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February 5, 2022
Black lawmakers sought to question the state redistricting commission’s decision to slash the number of majority-African American seats.
Voters In 14 States Head To The Polls On Super Tuesday
December 29, 2021
'Race-blind' redistricting maps are a lie, according to lawsuits. Several lawsuits suggest that Republican claims of racial fairness in drawing…
December 26, 2021
The NAACP and ACLU in a suit say newly drawn state House maps discriminate against Black people by diluting their…
November 27, 2021
A heated debate is brewing over how to ensure racial and ethnic minority communities can elect the officeholders of their…
October 24, 2021
A group of Alabama residents and state lawmakers are advocating for changes to the state's congressional map to give Black…
October 24, 2021
Democrats, civil rights groups say veteran lawmakers don’t need a spreadsheet to know where voters varying backgrounds live in their…
September 26, 2021
As congressional redistricting gets underway, populous cities are taking prominent roles in reshaping the balance of power in Washington
June 21, 2021
Lindsay Graham called S.R. 1 "a bad idea" on "Fox News Sunday," dubbing it "a problem that most Republicans are…
Georgia thegrio.com
June 16, 2021
Georgia lawmakers met in a hearing to launch the redistricting process, drawing activists and community members from across the state.
Tiffany Cross thegrio.com
May 2, 2019
  [griojw id=”wlNqk3ua” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] The BeatDC co-founder Tiffany Cross reports from Capitol Hill on new measures to stop teachers from
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September 6, 2018
The task of drawing new boundaries for thousands of federal and state legislative districts is still about three years away.
Supreme Court AP thegrio.com
June 26, 2018
The Supreme Court is choosing not to take on a new case on partisan redistricting for now.
Eric Holder thegrio.com
February 12, 2018
Holder is the chair of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC) which serves as a strategic hub for a comprehensive…
January 10, 2018
A federal court struck down North Carolina's congressional map on Tuesday, saying it went out of its way to benefit…
May 20, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court won't order new legislative elections in Mississippi over complaints about the timing of the…
August 28, 2012
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A federal court has found evidence of discrimination in Texas voting maps drawn by the state's…
August 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The census bureau is expanding the way American’s are able to identify themselves racially on future census…
July 1, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The robocalls question whether Clarke and his late mother, Thelma Hashim, are black. Ron Scott, a media…
June 20, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The convention is just two months away and it’s quite possible the list of Dems deciding to…
June 18, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Of the many issues presented by Detroit’s plummeting population is that it has not only altered the…