Today’s Supreme Court decision effectively guts a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, freeing state legislatures to gerrymander legislative districts to systematically dilute and weaken the voting power of racial minorities - so long as they do it under the guise of “partisanship” rather than explicit “racial bias.” And it serves as just one more example of how a majority of the current Court seems intent on abandoning its vital role in ensuring equal participation in our democracy and protecting the rights of minority groups against majority overreach.
The good news is that such setbacks can be overcome. But that will only happen if citizens across the country who cherish our democratic ideals continue to mobilize and vote in record numbers - not just in the upcoming midterms or in high profile races, but in every election and every level.
@aeaglecrypto@60Minutes@aeaglecrypto So u now feel left out of Black AND Native American cultures?!? U are utterly confused & also ill-informed about the true HISTORY of HOW the deep rooted CULTURAL bonding New Orleans’ Black & Native American citizens was initially formed. Research before u speak. 🤦🏾♀️
Today is 5 HEARTBEATS 35th ANNIVERSARY
Thanks to my friend co-writer @KeenenIvoryWayans CAST, CREW,FANS for making this a classic.If you haven’t seen the doc “MAKING the FIVE HEARTBEATS” it’s available on all platforms. As we say in the film “Got nothin but love for ya Baby!“
Our democracy is not self-executing. It depends on us all as citizens, regardless of our political affiliations, to stand up and fight for the core values that have made this country the envy of the world.