Despite Voter Suppression, Black Voters Were Central to Midterm Election Victories

Despite voter suppression, Black voters were central to midterm election victories

Despite aggressive voter suppression—including racialized gerrymandering, widespread misinformation, and the Supreme Court’s multi-step gutting of the Voting Rights Act—Black voters turned out in what are likely record numbers. Not only that, to a large extent, it was this key demographic that powered Democratic victories nationwide, particularly across the South. Massive Black turnout can’t be viewed […]

Republicans Thought the Supreme Court Would Deliver the Midterms. Black Voters Proved Them Wrong

The Supreme Court greenlit a Republican plan to gerrymander Black people out of political power. It backfired.