/tags/black-voters Black Voters en-US Copyright Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:35:40 GMT /politics/2024-09-04/black-pacs-north-carolina-democrats Several of North Carolina's most influential Black political action committees are joining forces to back Democrats running for statewide offices. Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:35:40 GMT /politics/2024-09-04/black-pacs-north-carolina-democrats Colin Campbell /politics/2024-02-16/federal-judges-sound-hesitant-to-overturn-ruling-on-north-carolina-senate-redistricting The majority on a three-judge federal appeals court panel sounds hesitant to reverse a trial judge's refusal last month to block the use of two new North Carolina state Senate districts that have been challenged on racial bias claims. Fri, 16 Feb 2024 18:52:13 GMT /politics/2024-02-16/federal-judges-sound-hesitant-to-overturn-ruling-on-north-carolina-senate-redistricting Associated Press /politics/2021-10-29/nc-voter-id-debate-clouded-by-call-for-justices-recusal One of several legal challenges to North Carolina’s contentious voter ID law is on hold amid a dispute over whether two justices on the state Supreme Court — one the son of arguably the state's most powerful Republican politician — should recuse themselves. Fri, 29 Oct 2021 18:54:59 GMT /politics/2021-10-29/nc-voter-id-debate-clouded-by-call-for-justices-recusal Associated Press /politics/2021-09-17/north-carolina-judges-strike-down-states-voter-id-law North Carolina judges struck down the state’s latest photo voter identification law on Friday, agreeing with minority voters that Republicans rammed through rules tainted by racial bias as a way to remain in power. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:32:58 GMT /politics/2021-09-17/north-carolina-judges-strike-down-states-voter-id-law Associated Press /politics/2021-04-19/plaintiffs-north-carolina-photo-id-law-suppress-black-voters-trial A lawsuit filed by the Southern Coalition for Social Justice challenges the constitutionality of North Carolina's 2018 photo ID law. Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:21:55 GMT /politics/2021-04-19/plaintiffs-north-carolina-photo-id-law-suppress-black-voters-trial Rusty Jacobs /politics/2020-03-05/black-voters-power-joe-bidens-super-tuesday-success Joe Biden's presidential campaign spent the past month on the verge of collapse after disappointing finishes in the overwhelmingly white states that… Thu, 05 Mar 2020 19:58:56 GMT /politics/2020-03-05/black-voters-power-joe-bidens-super-tuesday-success Associated Press /politics/2019-04-18/want-to-suppress-the-vote-a-new-documentary-shows-how-it-can-be-done The American Issues Initiative’s new documentary “Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook,” wants to alarm people. It shows the myriad tactics that states,… Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:37:18 GMT /politics/2019-04-18/want-to-suppress-the-vote-a-new-documentary-shows-how-it-can-be-done Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-04-18/want-to-suppress-the-vote-a-new-documentary-shows-how-it-can-be-done The American Issues Initiative’s new documentary “Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook,” wants to alarm people. It shows the myriad tactics that states,… Thu, 18 Apr 2019 15:37:18 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-04-18/want-to-suppress-the-vote-a-new-documentary-shows-how-it-can-be-done Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /politics/2018-10-17/documentary-shows-every-vote-counts-if-you-can-cast-it The bedrock of American democracy is the right of every citizen to vote. But exercising that right can sometimes prove complicated. During the 2016… Wed, 17 Oct 2018 17:00:27 GMT /politics/2018-10-17/documentary-shows-every-vote-counts-if-you-can-cast-it Jennifer Brookland /show/the-state-of-things/2018-10-17/documentary-shows-every-vote-counts-if-you-can-cast-it The bedrock of American democracy is the right of every citizen to vote. But exercising that right can sometimes prove complicated. During the 2016… Wed, 17 Oct 2018 17:00:27 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-10-17/documentary-shows-every-vote-counts-if-you-can-cast-it Frank Stasio