For the first time in 16 years, D.C. statehood is part of the official platform at the Democratic National Convention. And when President Obama addresses the convention in Philadelphia on Wednesday, D.C. delegates are hoping the city’s most famous resident will make a prime-time pitch on behalf of their defining political cause.
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How Racial Gerrymandering Deprives Black People of Political Power – KOLUMN Magazine
Thirty years ago, the Supreme Court expanded the meaning of one of the most important civil rights laws in U.S. history — the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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