After the Supreme Court’s recent Voting Rights Act decision, Southern states are redrawing their voting maps in ways that could dilute Black political power. Alabama’s Anneshia Hardy said ‘our ancestors left us a blueprint’ to guide the battle ahead.
“People didn’t send us here to draw racist maps, they sent us here to figure out how to fix the roads ... and lower our grocery prices," Tennessee state Sen. Charlane Oliver said.
They see the Supreme Court’s gerrymandering ruling as a devastating blow to Black voters — but are ready to win anyway.
In a scathing dissent, Justice Elena Kagan said the court's conservative majority has completed its "demolition" of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Jocelyn Benson’s journey to the Michigan governor’s race began with Viola Liuzzo, a mother from Detroit who set out for Selma in March of 1965 to join the fight for voting rights.
A faith leader announced the end of a yearlong “Target fast,” but many Black women who helped launch the boycott say the movement wasn’t his to call off.
Only five Black women have ever held a Senate seat. Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Rep. Robin Kelly want to be the sixth.
During Islam’s holiest month, three Detroit-area women talk about the many ways religion shapes their homes, identities and community.
Their journey to diagnosis is often marked by doubt and confusion, which have not abated as a controversy from an awards show ceremony continues to unfold.
Child development experts share tips to help parents navigate this time of heightened stress and uncertainty as immigration enforcement expands.