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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…
Andy Beshear, theGrio.com
May 14, 2026
In a conversation with theGrio, Beshear says any Democrat running for president in 2028 should take action on voting rights…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, theGrio.com
May 11, 2026
AOC excoriated Trump and Republicans over redistricting threatening Black leadership and representation across the U.S. South.
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…
May 5, 2026
Monday's blunt dissent comes weeks after Ketanji Brown Jackson gave a rare rebuke of her colleagues during a lecture at…
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…
Supreme Court, theGrio.com
April 29, 2026
"This is a decision that can eliminate Black representation and take our country back centuries," says Nadine Smith of Color…
Black voter, Virginia, theGrio.com
April 21, 2026
Advocates and Democrats say Virginia's ballot measure on redistricting is about preserving Black political power under Trump's presidency.
Donald Trump, voting, mail-in voting, theGrio.com
April 1, 2026
"Even though the executive order is patently illegal, it could still have devastating consequences," says Damon Hewitt of Lawyers' Committee.
Donald Trump, Mail-in voting, theGrio.com
March 24, 2026
"It's the hypocrisy, but that is what he's always done," political commentator Reecie Colbert told theGrio.
Trump, SAVE Act, theGrio.com
March 10, 2026
"It's certainly not saving the Black community," Cliff Albright, co-founder of Black Voters Matter, tells theGrio.
February 12, 2026
"The SAVE Act is not an election security bill — it is a voter suppression bill, full stop," said U.S.…
Trump, Black voters, elections, theGrio.com
February 3, 2026
Trump's claim that elections should be overhauled by the government drew outrage and concern for its implications for Black voters.
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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.