Local Black businessmen organized in 1865 after learning about the language proposed for a Colorado constitution. They ...

African American and white voters voting together in the Democratic primary for the gubernatorial election in Tallahassee, Florida, in May 1956. (Photo via State Archives of Florida) The white ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1965, there were only six Black lawmakers in the U.S. House and none in the Senate. There are now 60 Black voting members in ...

Every 10 years, states undergo the process of redrawing state legislative and federal congressional district boundaries. The process is called redistricting. In 2021, the Louisiana state legislature ...

“This act flows from a clear and simple wrong. Its only purpose is to right that wrong. Millions of Americans are denied the right to vote because of their color. This law will ensure them the right ...

The "Injustices" series, published by the USA TODAY Network in collaboration with the Equal Justice Initiative, seeks to confront the realities of racial injustice, reckon with their enduring effects, ...

During this election year, blacks have seen quite a few voting-rights attacks, but Kansas City Star writer Lewis W. Duiguid urges us not to be derailed from the polls. The votes of African Americans ...

The voting power of Black and minority communities is under threat from potential electoral map changes by the U.S. Supreme Court and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. A Supreme Court ruling on a Louisiana ...

Jason Esteves introduces his Black Men's Agenda in the Georgia gubernatorial race, focusing on health, wealth, and opportunity to engage Black male voters.

When Louisiana finally won a second majority-Black district in 2024, I felt a weight lift from my shoulders. For decades, Black voters like me knew that having only one voting district where we could ...

At President Donald Trump’s request, North Carolina Republicans proposed a new congressional map likely to pick up another seat for the GOP. provided North Carolina’s First Congressional District has ...