Rush’s home is in a part of Alabama known as the Black Belt, named for its rich ... to push Congress to pass the Voting Rights Act. The civil-rights leader John Lewis was born one county ...

BIRMINGHAM, AL – A federal court has ruled after a full trial that Alabama’s 2023 congressional map not only violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act ... fundamental right to vote of Black ...

Voters subsequently for the first time in the state's history picked two Black representatives by re-electing Representative Terri Sewell and voting into ... in the Black belt and all Americans." ...

“It’s an incredible victory for Black voters, and all voters, really in the Black Belt, who have been denied ... early 2022 cited racially polarized voting in Alabama — where white ...

WORD WAR: Mayor Brandon Johnson lashed out at President Donald Trump on Wednesday, calling him “a monster” who is “threatened ...

FBI Director Kash Patel seems to be interpreting the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution how he sees fit, contradicting legal precedent.

The Trump administration apparently deported two U.S. citizen children—ages 5 and 4—after surreptitiously luring their mother to an immigration appointment.

The CBCF and Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies have released a comprehensive policy guide to address systemic ...

There's a new call for Black voters to abandon the Democratic Party. But there are good reasons why it's still premature.

The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) is distributing $344,447 in grants to 126 organizations across 12 Alabama counties. Funding will support both arts and community-based programs.

A panel of three federal judges says the Alabama Legislature intentionally drew its congressional district map to dilute Black voting strength, which is unconstitutional and violates the Voting ...