Black Agenda Report
Black Agenda Report
News, commentary and analysis from the black left.

  • Home
  • Africa
  • African America
  • Education
  • Environment
  • International
  • Media and Culture
  • Political Economy
  • Radio
  • US Politics
  • War and Empire

Black and Latino Voters in Galveston County Texas Fight for Voting Rights
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
21 Jun 2024
🖨️ Print Article

Black Agenda Radio · Black and Latino Voters in Galveston County Texas Fight for Voting Rights

The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law recently published “Black and Latino Voting Power Under Threat in Redistricting Case.” It explains the lawsuit against Galveston County, Texas, brought by Black and Latino residents over its racially discriminatory district map. The county argues that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act prohibits Black and Latino voters from filing a joint challenge against discriminatory maps, an assertion the Brennan Center disputes. Ironically, Galveston county is where the events which are commemorated in the recent Juneteenth celebration began. We discuss this case with Yurij Rudensky, Senior Counsel in the Brennan Center’s Democracy Program.

electoral districts
Texas
Voting Rights Act

Related Podcasts

BAR Radio Logo
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio May 8, 2026
08 May 2026
In this week’s segment, we discuss a military attack carried out by Western-backed insurgents against the African nation Mali and the imperialist a
ACLU
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Louisiana v. Callais and the Black Vote
08 May 2026
The Supreme Court ruling in the case Louisiana v.
Black Agenda Radio September 22, 2023
Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
Black Agenda Radio September 22, 2023
22 September 2023
On this week’s segment we hear about a Chicago organization that works to create the Beloved Community in its efforts to stop violence.

More Stories


  • Gun Violence and Racism
    Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
    Gun Violence and Racism
    01 Sep 2023
    Dr. Nicole Price is the Forbes Books author of Spark The Heart: Engineering Empathy In Your Organization.
  • Exonerations in New York State
    Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley
    Exonerations in New York State
    01 Sep 2023
    Nick Encalada-Malinowski is Director of the Civil Rights Union campaign at Vocal-NY.
  • The Climate Crisis Will End When Capitalism Ends
    Margaret Kimberley, BAR Executive Editor and Senior Columnist
    The Climate Crisis Will End When Capitalism Ends
    30 Aug 2023
    The climate emergency won't end because of heartfelt pleas to the people and the interests who created the crisis. Ecocide will stop when capitalism ends.
  • EDITORIAL: Joanne Little: American Goes on Trial, Freedomways, 1975
    Editors, The Black Agenda Review
    EDITORIAL: Joanne Little: American Goes on Trial, Freedomways, 1975
    30 Aug 2023
    To mark the last days of Black August, we reprint below Freedomways’ 1975 editorial about Joanne Little, a Black woman indicted for killing her white prison guard and would-be rapist.
  • Blue Flag Over Las Anod: A Victory for Somali Nationalists
    Ann Garrison, BAR Contributing Editor
    Blue Flag Over Las Anod: A Victory for Somali Nationalists
    30 Aug 2023
    Somali nationalists claim victory and raise the Somali flag above the city of Las Anod.
  • Load More
Subscribe
connect with us
about us
contact us