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Ivey appoints first Black Republican on Alabama Supreme Court
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has appointed state appellate Judge Bill Lewis to the Alabama Supreme Court. Lewis will be the first ...
Alabama ‘purposely’ diluted Black votes with congressional plan, court finds
A federal court ruled Thursday that Alabama engaged in intentional discrimination when it refused to draw a congressional ...
Court: Alabama intentionally discriminated against Black voters in redistricting
The three-judge panel said it would consider a motion from plaintiffs to subject future congressional districting in Alabama ...
7 Supreme Court Cases That Black Americans Should Track This Summer
From voting rights to health care to workplace equality, the U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on a number of issues this summer that could have major implications for Black Americans. “In America, for ...
Court rules Alabama congressional map intentionally discriminated against Black voters
Federal judges ruled Thursday that Alabama intentionally discriminated against Black residents when the state disobeyed court ...
Trump confronts South Africa's Ramaphosa with false claims of white genocide
U.S. President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday with explosive false claims of ...
Trump confronts South African leader with baseless claims of the targeted killing of white farmers
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Trump ambushes South Africa's president with false claims of 'white genocide'
The heavily trailed Oval Office meeting between South Africa's president and Trump started well and very quickly went off the rails when Trump started playing videos and repeating discredited claims ...