This story was originally published by The 19th By Grace Panetta, The 19th House Republicans voted Thursday to expel Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from her post on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, a move Omar said was a “continued targeting” of her as a woman of color. The House voted…
How the distortion of Martin Luther King Jr.‘s words enables more, not less, racial division within American society
By Hajar Yazdiha, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences U.S. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas is just the latest conservative lawmaker to misuse the words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to judge a person on character and not race. In the protracted battle to elect Rep.…
Georgia runoff: Candidate quality meant fewer Republicans turned out for Walker
By Andra Gillespie, Emory University Runoff elections tend to be races of attrition. Turnout will most likely be lower, as voters are less accustomed to turning out for off-cycle elections. Candidates, then, must try to minimize attrition among their supporters, and the one with the least erosion is most likely…
With Val Demings’ and Cheri Beasley’s losses, there are still no Black women in the U.S. Senate
Originally published by The 19th By Candice Norwood, The 19th The Senate has had no Black women since Kamala Harris became the country’s first woman vice president nearly two years ago. This year, two candidates had a chance of changing that: Cheri Beasley of North Carolina and Val Demings of…
How Ron DeSantis Blew Up Black-Held Congressional Districts and May Have Broken Florida Law
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Originally published Oct. 11, 2022. By Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was incensed. Late last year, the state’s…
Why the ideology of the “New Right” is so dangerous
Johannes Steizinger, McMaster University The populist radical right has been on the rise for some time, with candidates and parties on the far-right fringe of the political spectrum reaching new heights across the world. The electoral successes of Donald Trump in the United States, Marine Le Pen in France, the…
Prominent Black leaders meet with Biden after historic speech warning of extremists’ threat to US democracy
Following his historic primetime speech to the nation Thursday night, President Joe Biden convened with a group of prominent Black civil rights leaders on Friday to hear their concerns about threats to democracy and ongoing attempts by far-right conservatives to stymie Black voting power. Leaders representing multiple civil rights organizations,…
Florida university department suspends anti-racism statement due to “Stop WOKE Act”
The English department at University of Central Florida enacted a statement last year to combat racism — and just one year later they’re reportedly forced to suspend the statement due to the Governor’s so-called “Stop WOKE Act” which passed last year. UCF’s Department of English put its anti-racism statement into…
Texas senator shares racist tweets after Obama comments on Roe v. Wade reversal
A Texas senator shockingly shared two racist tweets on Saturday in response to a statement former President Obama posted on Twitter disapproving of the SCOTUS’ Roe v. Wade reversal. Obama shared a tweet on Saturday, which said: “Today, the Supreme Court not only reversed nearly 50 years of precedent, it…
GOP candidate punches Black woman he was running against in Rhode Island
A Republican candidate running for state senate in Rhode Island punched his opponent, a Black woman, on Friday night. The protest got heated as it started to draw more demonstrators from both sides of the issue. The GOP candidate, who is also a police officer, was caught on video throwing…
Republican lawmaker tells Trump rally Roe v. Wade ruling a “victory for White life”
A Republican lawmaker put her racism on display Saturday at a Trump rally in Illinois by telling the crowd the SCOTUS reversal of Roe v. Wade was “a victory for White life.” With former President Trump in tow, the Congresswoman, who is up for re-election, thanked the crowd for their…
Arizona schools duck wave of “Critical Race Theory” restrictions — for now
Arizona schools will be free of any restrictions banning discussions on race and ethnicity for at least the 2022-2023 school year after one Republican state senator missed the vote today. The bill, sponsored by another Republican, takes aim at “Critical Race Theory” — a course not even taught in K-12…
White man wearing BLM T-shirt brutally attacked at event for senate candidate in Arizona
A man wearing a T-shirt that said “Black Lives Matter” was brutally assaulted by supporters of a candidate running for senate at an event in Arizona. The victim, who is a 73-year-old White man, could be seen on cellphone video standing in front of an angry group of people after…
Poll: Most Republicans feel anti-White racism as problematic as anti-Black racism
Try not to roll your eyes at this one… A new poll released Monday produced some interesting results when Republicans were asked their opinions about anti-Black versus anti-White racism. About two out of every three respondents said they believed anti-White racism is “as big a problem” in the U.S. as…
Racially-tinged redistricting efforts in Florida face legal challenges
Republican-led efforts to dismantle Black voting power in Florida may have to contend with a new round of legal challenges to overturn a key ruling over redistricting congressional maps. Changes to Florida’s congressional districts, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday, are already facing a legal challenge initiated by the…