Jim Crow
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Ryan Coogler Isn't Boycotting Georgia, but He's Raising Awareness about SB202 and Its 'Shameful Roots in Jim Crow'
Ryan Coogler is starting production for Black Panther 2, and he’s decided to film in Georgia again, following the first film in the franchise. In an op-ed he shared with select outlets, Coogler discussed what went into his decision to continue filming in Georgia after the passing of voter suppression bill SB202, which has led…
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Arkansas Republicans Are Set to Make Voting in the State Much More Challenging (for Black People)
Republicans in Arkansas are following the lead of their pals in Georgia, Texas, Michigan and other GOP-controlled state legislatures in advancing laws that would make it harder for people to vote, CNN reports. One of the harsher bills Arkansas lawmakers are pushing prevents people who are not voting from entering polling locations unless they are casting…
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Reactions to MLB Moving All-Star Game From Georgia: Some Dems Acknowledge Necessity of Action, Big Mad Republicans Blame Wokeness
The fallout from Georgia’s new voter suppression laws and the Major Baseball League’s decision to pull the All-Star Game from Atlanta in reaction to them, continues. Activists, Democratic leaders and the Republicans whose actions drove the MLB’s decision to make a bold move against restrictions at the ballot box spent the weekend taking different sides…
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Texas Republicans' Response to Georgia's Voter Restriction Laws: Hold My Beer
Republicans, no matter which state, know one thing: The more access people have to the ballot box, the less likely most people will vote for them. The remedy to that problem is simply to restrict people’s access to voting. Republicans in Texas, following the voter suppression efforts of their colleagues in Georgia, have advanced a…
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Delta CEO, Atlanta's Major Sports Teams Call Out Georgia's Voting Law; Flood of Corp. Statements After Black Execs Demand More Companies Speak Out
The story of the egregious legislation recently passed by Republican lawmakers in Georgia, which prohibits the handing out of water or food to people standing in line to vote—along with other measures transparently aimed at limiting voting, is not yet over. The CEO of Delta Air Lines, Ed Bastian, on Wednesday issued a memo sharply…