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"Isthembu is something we need not shy away from."

"I was told unequivocally I'm really not black enough, but I am black and I am black enough for all the spaces I want to be in."

The cynicism of the argument that louisianas making here is pretty breathtaking. lets not forget that for much of americas history, a black person was defined by the one drop -- if he had any black incest or amounting to even one drop of blood then you are black. and the words of one louisiana historian, there is a quote, very specific purpose freezing this blood matt. to define racially ambiguous people as black and ultimately preserve white wealth and white political power when anti-miseducati...

Definition to be super narrow. one federal judge in louisiana already rejected this idea saying, "it would be paradoxical to say the least to turn a blind eye to the well documented expansive view of blackness in favor of a definition on the opposite end of the spectrum. our current supreme court may reach a different conclusion. thats where louisiana lawmakers are making this case. and honestly, the high court looks poised to gut what is left of the voting rights act. law makers in louisiana an...

A modicum of political power, suddenly they wanted that definition to be very narrow. one federal judge in louisiana has already rejected this idea, saying that it would, quote, be paradoxical to say the, least to turn a blind eye to louisiana as long as well-documented if expensive you have blackness in favor of a definition on the opposite end of the spectrum. our current supreme court may reach a different conclusion. thats where louisianas lawmakers are making this case. the high court looks...

Louisianas right republican lawmakers have came up with a novel solution to this problem. theyre saying okay, if we cant dilute the black vote, well just change the definition of who counts as black. then there will be simply be fewer black people, problem solved. heres how npr explains it. for 20, years the definition of black for voting purposes has included every person who identifies as black on the census forms, including people who check off boxes for black and any other racial or ethnic c...

Identify with another minority group. louisiana officials have been arguing for the definition to only include people who check off either just the black box, or both black and white. its a neat trick. as if by magic, a whole bunch of black voters with just disappear. the cynicism of the argument that louisianas making here is pretty breathtaking. lets not forget that for much of americas history, a black person was defined by the one drop -- if he had any black incest or amounting to even one d...

District. imagine that. throwing it a wrench in their plans, a federal court blocked the new map. they said, you can do, that thats illegal. this new map clearly dilutes the black vote in louisiana, which is prohibited by the voting rights act. louisianas right republican lawmakers have came up with a novel solution to this problem. theyre saying okay, if we cant dilute the black vote, well just change the definition of who counts as black. then there will be simply be fewer black people, proble...

Well-documented if expensive you have blackness in favor of a definition on the opposite end of the spectrum. our current supreme court may reach a different conclusion. thats where louisianas lawmakers are making this case. the high court looks paced -- whats left of the voting rights act. in that case, louisiana lawmakers and everywhere else would be able to carve a congressional districts however they wanted, they would not have to redefine blackness, because they would be allowed

Plans, a federal court blocked the new map. the federal judge said, essentially, you cant do that, thats illegal. this new map dilutes the black vote in louisiana which is prohibited. so louisianas white republican law makes have come up with a truly novel solution to this problem. theyre saying, okay, if we cant dilute the black vote, well just change the definition of who counts as black. and there will be fewer black people. problem solved. for 20 years, the definition you have black is any p...