Voting Rights Act

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June 2, 2026
"This...would put Jim Crow jurists to shame," said Kristen Clarke, general counsel at the NAACP and a former DOJ attorney…
Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Black Caucus Score Act, Congressional Black Caucus Gerrymandering, Congressional Black Caucus Redistricting
May 26, 2026
The Congressoinal Black Caucus is putting its influence to use, torpedoing a major bill affecting Black student athletes and more.
May 26, 2026
The deliberate targeting of districts where Black voters determine the outcome of elections in the South has been vehemently condemned.
Congressional Black Caucus, Hakeem Jeffries, theGrio.com
May 19, 2026
The “Out of Bounds” campaign calls for athletic and financial boycott of public universities silent on Black voters losing political…
Wes Moore, theGrio.com
May 18, 2026
After the fall of the Voting Rights Act and Republican maps targeting Black voters, Moore decries "the greatest assault on…
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…