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One congressional district. that is the blue portion you see on your screen. diminishing their voting power. a standing lock -- unconstitutional maps. this ruling was a surprise. why? because nearly ten -- about ten years ago, the supreme court, it was not shy about its willingness to get the voting rights act. getting section five, the section that talked about preclearance. i.e., the section that said that if states wanted to make changes to their voting laws, they needed to check in with the federal government, to make sure they weren't doing anything discriminatory. to be clear, the voting...

The Supreme Court affirmed that the congressional district maps in Alabama violated the Voting Rights Act. The decision could lead to new maps in Alabama — and Louisiana.

Took over the educational system in houston, which is another city with a majority black or brown population. so, we're seeing that happening in jackson. we used to see white flight for white people getting out from under the control of black governments, and cities will become majority black. but with the mississippi legislature, we've been saying, we don't need white flight. we have white seizure. we're gonna be able to seize this portion of the city where white people live. they don't have to move. which is gonna take them out of the control of the black government of the city of jackson. t...

The NAACP is suing the governor and other officials over plans to change police powers in the state capitol and to authorize some appointed rather than elected judges. The civil rights group warns that “separate and unequal policing” will return to Mississippi’s majority-Black capital under a state-run police department

What does it mean that this is the first time we will say to black quarterbacks face off in super bowl? >> well, it does not mean what people say it means. the nfl is getting way too much credit for this. because, here is my thing. and i am all about this this way. the national football league has been around for 103 years. jackie robinson broke the color barrier in 1947, april 15th, a lot of people like to point that out. but, you know? what a year before that the national football league actually did break the color barrier. now, i mentioned all of this because you come to modern times, the ...