LaTosha Brown
Coverage of LaTosha Brown in the Nexus archive.
- In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation
Thousands of people are rallying in Montgomery, Alabama to defend Black political representation as conservative states dismantle congressional districts that helped secure Black political power. The rally is a response to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened voting rights law. The event is held in the birthplace of the Civil Rights Movement, where veterans of the movement are alarmed by the speed of rollbacks on protections won through generations of sacrifice.
- Demonstrations to sweep the South over voting rights and redistricting
A wave of voting rights battles and GOP redistricting fights is triggering a coordinated response across the South, with organizers preparing a Summer of Action campaign starting this weekend. The fight over congressional maps, voting access, and political representation is accelerating ahead of November's midterms and the 2028 general election. Organizers say the Supreme Court's narrowing of the Voting Rights Act has made it harder to challenge maps on the basis of racial discrimination.