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From the bench to the ballot: how the court undermines Black power • Tennessee Lookout
The U.S. Supreme Court’s latest decision weakening the Voting Rights Act is not just a legal ruling. It is a signal. A signal to state…
“Red alarm fire” Trump’s Supreme Court ruling should scare all of us
The Supreme Court’s Republican-appointed majority — including the three justices Trump appointed — just gutted the Voting Rights Act. Symone and Eugene have a…
Effect of U.S. Supreme Court Voting Rights Act decision likely limited in Pennsylvania
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Pennsylvania’s free newsletter here. The…
Some Black Southerners Say Voting Rights Ruling ‘Missed the Mark’
Dr. Leslie B. McLemore remembers the fear that simmered in the air as he went door to door as a young college student working to…
Morning News NOW Full Episode – April 30
President Donald Trump continues to impose an Iranian port blockade, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth defends President Trump’s war in Iran while testifying on Capitol…
UB researchers find factors that encourage participation in health research – UBNow: News and views for UB faculty and staff
Researchers from the School of Nursing have identified several themes that can improve the design and inclusive quality of behavioral health research. In their study,…
Black representation in Congress at risk after court ruling : NPR
Democratic Rep. Cleo Fields is seen with members of the Congressional Black Caucus on Wednesday at the Capitol. Fields represents the Louisiana congressional district at…
Police Ambushed | Intelligence officer killed in an ambush in Durban
A crime intelligence police officer has been killed, and another injured, in an ambush in Mount Edgecombe inDurban. SABC News reporter Mlondi Radebe is at…
Ibrahim Traore Just Received troops from Venezuela and Cuba: Big blow to the West
What would happen if African nations severed ties with the West? Would they be left isolated? Western powers often assume that countries like Burkina Faso…
