EYEBROW: The Voting Rights Act: Part Five of a Five-Part Series Independent Black media isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s the infrastructure that has kept Black communities informed through every wave of suppression since 1892. The AFRO needs your support right now. Here’s why that matters as much as any lawsuit. By Portia WoodSpecial to the AFRO […]
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What we do now
The Voting Rights Act: Part Four of a Five-Part Series The federal path is largely closed. The maps are being redrawn right now. Here is what’s left, who is already fighting, and what it is going to take. By Portia WoodSpecial to the AFRO I’m a lawyer. I’m not going to tell you there are […]
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The 60-year project to kill it
Attorney Portia Wood traces a six-decade legal campaign to dismantle the Voting Rights Act, arguing that Supreme Court decisions from Shelby County v. Holder to Louisiana v. Callais systematically weakened protections against racial discrimination in voting and redistricting. She contends that the erosion of the law was deliberate, not accidental, and highlights the AFRO’s long-standing role in documenting the ongoing struggle for Black voting rights.