Category Archives: Black Voter Suppression

Open Thread | Democrats Must Do What They Have To Do In This Gerrymandering Battle

Posted on May 8, 2026 by rikyrah

From Democracy Docket: Democrats must gerrymander to save democracy By Marc Elias May 2, 2026 This was an awful week. For years, we have been watching a slow chipping away of voting rights in our country. This is not only … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | I Can’t Leave What This Decision Will Mean for Black Voters In The South

Posted on May 6, 2026 by rikyrah

50% of Black voters in the United States live in the South. 50% Roughly 25 million people. And, this decision, by the Worst Court Since Taney, would leave them, possibly, without any Representation in Congress. Mother Jones @MotherJones “We could … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Still On the Worst Court Since TANEY

Posted on May 4, 2026 by rikyrah

Mavis Amundson ‪@mavisja.bsky.social‬ Follow Will Bunch, gift post Inquirer SCOTUS gutting 1965 Voting Rights Act is a wake-up call from a dream share.inquirer.com/WNSbDz Will Bunch, gift post InquirerSCOTUS gutting 1965 Voting Rights Act is a wake-up call from a dream … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | The Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Provision of Voting Rights Act

Posted on April 30, 2026 by rikyrah

Decision was 6-3. Those who didn’t vote right in 2016 – this is what you brought us. JIM CROW 2.0 JIM CROW 2.0 VoteHub @VoteHub LANDMARK DECISION — The Supreme Court has narrowed Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Why I Am Never In the ‘ Just Write Off the South’ Crowd

Posted on December 29, 2025 by rikyrah

You want to know why I am never in the ‘ Just write off the South’ crowd? Because, I know that half of this country’s Black population lives in those Red States. I will not abandon them. I’ll say it … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Black People Continue To Be Clear About The Biggest Threat To Our Community

Posted on June 14, 2024 by rikyrah

BlackPAC@voteblackpac We asked Black voters what’s the greatest threat to our communities. They overwhelmingly said the re-election of Donald Trump. That’s why we launched our first ad of the year. We can’t sit idly by as Black communities are inundated … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Still Don’t Think The Courts Matter?

Posted on June 5, 2024 by rikyrah

The 2016 Election will haunt us FOR DECADES. When we told you that The Courts were at stake. Some of you arrogantly took to purse your lips that you ‘ couldn’t be scared into voting for Hillary by using the … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Funny How You Never See Folks Telling MAGA People Not to Vote. Only Black Folks……uh huh

Posted on May 28, 2024 by rikyrah

Uh huh. Followed this Twitter thread. Some folks are were VERY Disappointed that nothing came of President Biden giving the Commencement Address at Morehouse . Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline) posted at 9:57 PM on Mon, May 20, 2024: I don’t think … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | THIS, Once Again, Proves WHY The Court Will ALWAYS Be Important…Decisions Like This

Posted on May 24, 2024 by rikyrah

When I say that I will ALWAYS have smoke for those who told us in 2016 that they couldn’t be scared into voting for Hillary ‘ by using the Court’… I mean it. They will never ever ever be able … Continue reading →

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Open Thread | Georgia Governor Signs Election Changes Into Law…Uh huh…Uh huh

Posted on May 10, 2024 by rikyrah

Uh huh…. Georgia governor signs election changes into law The bill signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp will implement new rules in the battleground state. less than six months before Election Day. May 7, 2024, 9:40 PM CDT / Source: … Continue reading →

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