By Aria Brent, AFRO Staff Writer, abrent@afro.com And Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political Writer, tmcqueen@afro.com As the 2024 Maryland General Assembly comes to an end, Baltimoreans United in Leadership Development (BUILD), a local community advocacy organization, spoke with the AFRO about the legislation they’re looking to pass this session. Cross-filed legislation, House Bill 531(H.B.531) and Senate […]
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Georgia Republicans take aim at Sunday voting
By AFRO Staff Republican-backed bills that would limit weekend voting in Georgia are being decried as a direct attempt to suppress Black voters—much like the Jim Crow laws of yesteryear. “If you don’t want to be associated with the Jim Crow South, stop leading the charge to take us back there,” said State Senate Minority […]