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Louisiana v. Callais and the Black Vote
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
08 May 2026
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The Supreme Court ruling in the case Louisiana v. Callais eliminated a majority Black congressional district in the state of Louisiana and put such districts at risk across the country. Alanah Odoms, Executive Director of the ACLU of Louisiana, joins from New Orleans to discuss the impact of this ruling.

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