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Supreme Court lets Alabama speed adoption of congressional map eliminating a majority-Black district
The decision sends litigation back to a lower court as the state races to adopt a map before the midterm elections that would more heavily favor Republicans.
Tennessee Republicans pass map dividing up state’s lone majority-Black district
The new map, which follows the Supreme Court’s redistricting ruling, puts Republicans in position to pick up a House seat in the midterm elections.
Ex-Ohio deputy found guilty of reckless homicide in shooting of Black man
Jason Meade said he shot Casey Goodson Jr. because he saw Goodson with a gun, but no one else testified they saw him holding a weapon. 
Jackson and Alito spar over decision to expedite Louisiana redistricting ruling
The decision led liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to harshly criticize the court's conservative majority as Louisiana rushes to draw a new map for this year's election.
Supreme Court limits use of race in redistricting in a win for GOP
The court ruled Louisiana's congressional map is a racial gerrymander but stopped short of a broader ruling on the Voting Rights Act.
Trump nominates Dr. Erica Schwartz, former deputy surgeon general, for CDC director
The CDC has had a tumultuous run during Trump's second term, and it had a permanent director for only one month last summer.
Alleged white supremacist pleads guilty in fire at social justice center that trained civil rights icons
The Highlander Research and Education Center hosted figures like Rosa Parks, John Lewis and Martin Luther King Jr. Regan Prater set it ablaze in 2019, according to prosecutors.
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Why this politician is standing by a $500 million data center — even after his home was shot at
Indianapolis council member Ron Gibson explains why the data center is a "done deal."
Afrika Bambaataa, a pioneer of hip-hop, dies at age 68
The rapper and producer is best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
Black-led nonprofits didn't see funding boosts promised after George Floyd's murder
New research shows that financial gains for Black-led nonprofits following George Floyd's murder were short-lived, if they happened at all.
Florida vice mayor found dead in her home; husband charged with murder
Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen was a rising star in the Democratic Party who was considering a run for Congress, one lawmaker said.
