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Congressional Black Caucus left unimpressed after ‘candid’ meeting with Target CEO amid sustained boycott
It is no longer acceptable to deliver promises to our communities in private without also demonstrating those values publicly ...
Supreme Court to rehear case over Louisiana’s second majority-Black district
The Louisiana case could affect the balance of power in a narrowly divided Congress and shape how states factor race into the ...
Supreme Court to rule on Louisiana's Congressional Map in long-running redistricting fight
The case centers around a newly drawn map creating a second majority-Black congressional district among Louisiana’s six seats ...
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Supreme Court delays answer to yearslong battle over Louisiana's Congressional districts
The U.S. Supreme Court postponed Friday deciding whether Louisiana should have one or two members of Congress elected from ...
Former Rep. Jamaal Bowman: Black People Have Higher Rates Of Cancer, Obesity Because Of Stress From The N-Word
Former Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) on CNN's "Newsnight" on Wednesday said black people have problems like heart disease and cancer because of the stress of the n-word. FORMER REP. JAMAAL BOWMAN (D-NY): ...
Democratic Oregon House members celebrate Black drag performers, as nearly all Republicans boycott
Isaiah Esquire danced his way through the Oregon House of Representatives on Wednesday to the sounds of Aretha Franklin, ...
Shreveport Times3d
Supreme Court punts on constitutionality of Louisiana's congressional map
Democratic U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields represents the second majority-Black 6th Congressional District that include Shreveport.