Voter Equality
Voters elect two Black women to the U.S. Senate
They are Lisa Blunt Rochester from Delaware (Left) and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland. Blunt Rochester, a congresswoman from Delaware, will be the first woman and Black senator to represent the state. Alsobrooks, a former county executive and prosecutor who beat out the state’s former Republican governor in a tight race is the first Black senator from Maryland. Both women…
Read MoreAlabama Republicans refuse to do what the courts have ordered them to do, and they will not support voter equality
Republican Alabama lawmakers on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district. This move ignores a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court giving Blacks a greater voice in elections. The legislation now goes to Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, who is expected to sign it. But a panel of three federal judges said they are…
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