kc reassuring aniya that she’s beautiful and that he understands that dark skin women get the shorter end of the stick but are the blueprint. that was so beautiful and needed wow #loveislandusa
ACKNOWLEDGING THE PLIGHT AND STRUGGLES DARKSKIN BLACK WOMEN FACE?! OH KC I WILL GO TO WAR FOR YOU BEFORE YOU LEAVE MY VILLA.
I’m soooo glad that was televised.
This is a Justice Jackson, Kagan, and Sotomayor appreciation post.
Thank you for your just and righteous voices and your fierce defense of our democracy. ❤️
It’ll be gay marriage next. Then interracial marriage. Then segregated schools. They’re already working on that. Then whites only public spaces. They’ve already re-segregated the federal work force by firing as many Black people as they could.
They’re making it harder for women to vote.
They’re making it harder for trans people to vote.
They’re making it harder for Black and brown people to vote.
They were never worried about voter fraud.
They wanted to suppress certain people.
It’s white supremacy.
Today’s Supreme Court ruling guts the Voting Rights Act and turns back the clock on the foundational promise of equality and fairness in our election systems.
Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act was one of the last remaining federal protections for Black and brown voters against maps deliberately drawn to dilute their political power. That protection has been stripped away.
It is an outrage. But it is not a surprise.
It is part of an agenda that conservatives set in place decades ago to steal power from everyday people and then cling to that power for generations.
The court’s decision is motivated by politics and designed to give an upper hand to Donald Trump’s Republican Party, which faces the threat of losing the upcoming midterm elections.
We must pay attention to what happens next.
The fight now returns to the states. Legislatures — particularly those in the South — will rush to redraw districts before voting for the midterms begins in just a few months. Already, Louisiana and Florida are planning to redraw their maps, and we should not be surprised if others rapidly follow suit ahead of the midterms and 2028. Their politically-motivated power grab is meant to protect elected Republicans from any consequences for their failure to make groceries, gas, health care, or housing more affordable for you and your family. They want to cheat and choose their voters, instead of the voters deciding who they choose.
The mission before us is to restore the power of the people. There is no question our fight became harder today, but I know we are up for the battle.