Voting Rights Act

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Jim Crow Maps, Montgomery to Selma, All Roads Lead To The South, All Roads Lead To The South Protest
May 16, 2026
Thousands descended upon Montgomery and Selma for the All Roads Lead to the South rally following challenges to the Voting…
Edmund Pettus Bridge, Voting Rights, theGrio.com
May 15, 2026
"This is not a protest. This is a calling in. In many ways, it's like an altar call," said LaTosha…
Kamala Harris, theGrio.com
May 14, 2026
Harris embraced reforms like changing the Electoral College, expanding the Supreme Court, and granting D.C. and Puerto Rico statehood.
May 8, 2026
Va.'s new voter-approved map was ruled unconstitutional; in South Carolina, GOP lawmakers moved to eliminate the Black-majority district.
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…
Hakeem Jeffries, Donald Trump, theGrio.com
May 4, 2026
Jeffries, who could become the first Black House speaker in January 2027, has become the president's latest political target.
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 04: President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) Janai Nelson (C) speaks to members of the press after the oral argument of the Merrill v. Milligan case at the U.S. Supreme Court on October 4, 2022 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) theGrio.com
May 1, 2026
"We're at a point where anything that advances Black voting rights is problematic. Any claim of white grievance is invited…
Cleo Fields, Troy Carter, Donald Trump, Jeff Landry, theGrio.com
April 30, 2026
"This is bigger than Louisiana. This is bigger than the Congressional Black Caucus. This is about our democracy," says U.S.…
Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, theGrio.com
April 29, 2026
"There is no question our fight became harder today, but I know we are up for the battle," said former Vice…
Janai Nelson, Legal Defense Fund, theGrio.com
October 16, 2025
Nelson's crucial oral arguments on Wednesday sought to preserve the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Voting Rights, Black voters, Supreme Court, theGrio.com
October 15, 2025
"They can literally create a permanent one-party rule system...at the expense of Black voters," said Cliff Albright of Black Voters…
October 13, 2025
A ruling against Louisiana’s majority-Black district could weaken Section 2 of the landmark law and reshape redistricting nationwide.
Voting Rights Act, Lyndon B. Johnson, Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama, theGrio.com
August 6, 2025
60 years later and in the Trump era, activists and legal experts are fretting about the deterioration of the Voting…
Jasmine Crockett, Trump, Greg Abbott, Texas redistricting, theGrio.com
July 15, 2025
Crockett said Republicans, backed by Trump, are "blatantly" trying to "dilute minority voices" with the redrawing of its congressional map.
gavel, judge, justice, courtroom, theGrio.com
April 1, 2024
An appeals court ruling that weakened a key part of the Voting Rights Act is spurring lawmakers in several states…
Alabama redistricting, voting rights, theGrio.com
November 29, 2023
OPINION: A recent decision by an appeals court ruled that only the federal government can bring lawsuits under Section 2…
November 22, 2023
Members of Congress are condemning a federal appeals court ruling that threatens the enforcement of the Voting Rights Act.
August 6, 2023
Civil rights leaders reflect on the achievement of the Voting Rights Act and the challenges that threaten the fundamental right…
Alabama redistricting, voting rights, theGrio.com
August 6, 2023
New laws in GOP-controlled states have added new barriers to the ballot box for Black voters. But we've been here…
Alabama redistricting, voting rights, theGrio.com
June 13, 2023
The 5-4 ruling could pave the way to require redistricting that is more favorable to Black voters in several states…