Maya Boddie

The Supreme Court of the United States decision in Louisiana v. Callais has been simply framed as a dispute over Louisiana's congressional map, a question about how many majority-Black districts the state should have.

The concern stems from the Court's 6-3 ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which struck down Louisiana's newly drawn majority-Black congressional district and narrowed how Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act can be used to challenge racially discriminatory maps. Voting rights advocates fear the decision could open the door for states across the South to dismantle districts that helped expand Black political representation in Congress.

Last spring, DJ Hamlin was sitting in the living room of his Bed-Stuy apartment with friends when an ad for former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's mayoral campaign flashed across the TV.

Last spring, DJ Hamlin was sitting in the living room of his Bed-Stuy apartment with friends when an ad for former New York Gov.

The organization formally launched the “Out of Bounds” campaign on Tuesday as part of its response to the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais, a ruling that has accelerated and intensified GOP efforts to weaken Black political power. According to NBC News , the initiative urges Black athletes to think critically about the economic and cultural power they bring to predominantly white institutions in states where Black voting rights are under attack.

When Keisha Lance Bottoms announced in 2021 that she would not seek reelection as mayor of Atlanta , many residents viewed it as the abrupt end to one of the city's most challenging political periods in recent memory.

President Donald Trump’s multibillion-dollar compensation proposal for Jan.

Rep. Christian Menefee defeated longtime Democratic Rep. Al Green in Tuesday’s Democratic primary runoff for Texas’ 18th Congressional District, ending Green’s more than 20-year congressional career after GOP-backed redistricting placed the two incumbents in the same district. The Associated Press called the race Tuesday night as the 38-year-old swiftly unseated Rep. Al Green, 78, one of Texas’ most prominent Black political figures and an unwavering critic of President Donald Trump. The upset sent shockwaves across social media, as Green’s decades-long congressional career comes to a close just months after Menefee entered Congress in a January special election. Wow… Rep Al Green (D), first elected in 2004, loses to Rep Christian Menefee (D), who came to Congress in a January special election Redistricting placed them both in #TX18 pic.twitter/eBwRshste5 — Ally Mutnick (@allymutnick) May 27, 2026 Menefee’s political rise Menefee began his congressional career earlier this year...

Elected officials come and go, but Supreme Court justices often remain on the bench for generations.

Elected officials come and go, but Supreme Court justices often remain on the bench for generations.