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Supreme Court rules just barely — that racial gerrymandering still violates voting rights
The decision comes as a surprise to court watchers who expected the Supreme Court to gut the Voting…
John Cook,Insider staff
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A white student is suing historically Black Howard University for racial discrimination after classmates called him 'mayo King'
Michael Newman compared himself to Black students at predominantly white schools, frustrating his c…
Katie Balevic
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Amazon has commissioned a 'racial equity audit' to study potential discrimination impacts on its 1 million hourly workers after shareholder pressure
The audit will focus on how its business could have racial impacts on its nearly one million hourly…
Weilun Soon
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A conservative group launched an anti-trans digital ad campaign in Michigan to steer votes away from Joe Biden
President Donald Trump won Michigan in 2016, but Joe Biden maintains a slight lead over him, accord…
Yelena Dzhanova
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Supreme Court's liberal justices defend the Voting Rights Act in a major case that could weaken minority voting power
Justice Elena Kagan called the Voting Rights Act an "important statute" and "one of the great achie…
Oma Seddiq
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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries blasts Republicans for their opposition to voting-rights legislation: 'What happened? Was it the election of Barack Obama?'
"Voting rights now is a partisan thing," Jeffries said, criticizing Republicans for being "largely …
John L. Dorman
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Amazon hit with 5 lawsuits from warehouse and corporate employees alleging discrimination and retaliation
"Amazon can no longer dismiss abusive behavior and retaliation by white managers as mere anecdotes.…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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What's in the major voting rights bill that Senate Republicans voted to block
The legislation would have reshaped the election landscape in the United States by expanding voting…
Grace Panetta
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A group of Apple employees built a website for colleagues to share stories of harassment and discrimination
The website, AppleToo, demands "systemic change" as the tech world reckons with employee dissatisfa…
Katie Canales
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Clarence Thomas wrote a scathing, nearly 50-page dissent about why the Supreme Court should have gutted voting rights
Thomas was one of four conservative justices who dissented in Thursday's 5-4 ruling that backed the…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Consumers have more banking options than ever before, but few are owned by or designed for underrepresented communities
Only 3% of FDIC-insured banks and credit unions nationwide are considered minority depository insti…
Carter Johnson
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Diversity in the judiciary isn't just about representation. It impacts how cases are decided.
Researchers who study courts have found judges' gender and racial identity can impact how cases are…
Stephanie Russell-Kraft
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The LGBTQ+ community faces a bifurcated experience when it comes to investing. Experts explain where the investment industry is successfully breaking down barriers, and where it's still failing to create equity.
Experts highlight the barriers that are being broken in the investing world for the LGBTQ+ communit…
Kari McMahon
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'We can't just rally every four years:' Young people of color stand up to voter suppression in Florida and Texas
Florida and Texas lawmakers introduced voting rights legislation organizers say are designed to dis…
Gwen Aviles
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'Old battles have become new again': Thousands march in Washington, DC, and across the US in push for voting-rights legislation
Marchers pushed for lawmakers to pass key bills that have stalled in Congress - the For the People …
John L. Dorman
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Congressional Democrats take a machete to the Supreme Court's election jurisprudence in new voting rights bill
A bill named for John Lewis would undo Supreme Court decisions weakening the Voting Rights Act, the…
Grace Panetta
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'I'm too young to give out': Black Democrats vow to press on with voting rights despite legislation headed for certain Senate defeat
"This country has changed because of people's courage," said Rep. Terri Sewell. "And it bends towar…
Grace Panetta
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s family says 'we're tired of being patient,' urges Democrats to pass voting rights legislation
"If you can deliver an infrastructure bill for bridges, you can deliver voting rights for Americans…
Kayla Epstein
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Biden calls for passage of voting rights bills in speech on MLK Day: 'The attack on our democracy is real'
Two voting rights bills are the Democrats' top legislative priorities. With the Senate filibuster i…
Kayla Epstein
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Texas Democrats reportedly weigh leaving state to block Republican-led voting bill
Texas legislators recently returned to Austin for a special session to enact the restrictive voting…