Politics
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson refused to put redistricting to a vote due to a lack of support and concerns over potential legal action.
Republicans have introduced two bills aimed at making voting significantly harder for Black people, naturalized citizens, and women.
Because of the illusion of whiteness as a synonym for American, we've had a long and storied tradition of voting exclusively for white men in almost every presidential election.
The fate of Virginia’s redistricting effort is uncertain after a judge ruled last week that the redistricting process was illegitimate.
Virginia’s redistricting effort is somewhat of a Hail Mary, considering it has to pass twice through the Grand Assembly and be put to a public vote.
New Hampshire GOP Rep. Kristin Noble, chair of the New Hampshire House Education Policy Committee remarked that she wanted "segregated schools."
“Combative” is one of those respectable-sounding smears clean enough for newsroom style guides and loaded enough to do racial and gendered damage.
One example is the recent Georgia Public Service Commission race, a statewide election with little visibility and high stakes.
Donald Trump, a real estate mogul who overvalued his assets by hundreds of millions of dollars, is now watching his allies prosecute Black women over line items on loan forms.
Republicans claim to care about the First Amendment, but their latest actions reveal they don't want free speech; they want control.
Judge Melodee Armstrong discusses key legal issues, faith, and a landmark Supreme Court ruling on police conduct.
Harriet Jacobs hid in a crawl space for seven years, and Rep. Nicole Collier slept on the Texas state House floor. Black women do not bow.