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Khalil Abdullah

Khalil Abdullah is Contributing Editor for Ethnic Media Services. He joined New America Media as its first Director in the Washington D.C. office. He has also served as the Lead Facilitator and Editor of the Beat Within, Washington D.C. edition, and Managing Editor of the Washington Afro-American Newspaper.
Voting Rights

Activists Win Voting Rights for Black Alabamians

Evan Milligan, who won a Supreme Court ruling for Black Alabamian voters, says he was initially skeptical about the legal battle.
Race & Ethnicity

Ben Jealous on the ‘Insanity of Race’ in America

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Ben Jealous’ newest book dissects the disastrous assumptions about the nature and identities of perpetrators of heinous deeds.
Consumer Fraud

As Louisville Becomes More Diverse, So Do the Scams

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At a recent forum, community leaders in Louisville shared their experience with the growing number and variety of scams impacting residents.
Voting Rights

Make Up Your Mind — Voting Rights Activists Look Beyond Supreme Ct. to People Power

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Voting rights advocates rallied in Washington DC this week ahead of a SCOTUS hearing that could further erode federal protections for fair voting laws.
Voting Rights

Lawsuits Challenge Second Class Citizenship Status in Southern States

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A quartet of human rights and community advocates from Alabama and Louisiana met recently to reflect on the challenges to achieving equity and fairness.  
Redistricting

‘When We Fight, We Win’ — A Clarion Call For Fair Redistricting in Mississippi

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A groundswell of civic engagement is emerging across communities in Mississippi in response to congressional maps that marginalize voters of color.
Consumer Fraud

Exodus Lending: An Escape Route for Victims of Predatory Loans

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Recurring utility bills, rising rents, and now the specter of inflation, often make the easy availability of payday loans too enticing to forgo.
Redistricting

2022 Yields Best Statehouse Redistricting Maps in Pennsylvania’s History

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A coalition of community advocacy organizations has achieved remarkable success in securing fairer voting representation for Pennsylvania communities.
Consumer Fraud

FTC to Minnesotans: Everyone Has a Scam Story — Now’s the Time to Tell It

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The scale of consumer fraud in the United States is staggering, topping $5.8 billion in 2021, much of it impacting communities of color.
Redistricting

Florida Governor Locks Horns with Multi-Faith Communities Over Maps

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"We have a responsibility to remind officials they work for us," says Rev. Rhonda Thomas. "If you can’t do your job, then maybe you should be unemployed.”
Census

Not Too Soon to Engage in Census 2030

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Census 2020 seems to have sustained the attention of a broader swath of America’s public than any census in recent memory.
Census

2020 Census Undercount 2nd Highest Since 1950 — Native Americans, Blacks, Latinos Pay Highest Cost

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The agency will be translating all written materials into the 15 most-used languages in the state and adding more interpreters to its phone lines.
Redistricting

For Georgia’s Youth, ‘Maps are Our Future’

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Youth activists in Georgia say attacks on the franchise are playing out in the state's current redistricting process.
Voting Rights

Supreme Court’s Stay Delivers Gut Punch to Fair Redistricting in Alabama

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SCOTUS delivered a major blow to voting rights advocates when it stayed a lower court’s ruling ordering Alabama to redraw its legislative districts.
Chinese

路易斯安那州選區重畫巡迴公聽會已完成過半

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公开听证会的目的是收集公众意见，了解居民如何通过他们的兴趣、社会关系和地理边界来看待和识别他们的社区。
Korean

선거구 재조정 공청회가 한창 진행중인 루이지애나주

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공청회는 본래 이해관계, 사회적 조직, 지리적 경계선 등 선거구 재조정과 관련해 주민들과 커뮤니티의 의견을 듣기 위한 것이다.
Spanish

El Espectáculo Ambulante de la redistribución de los distritos electorales en Luisiana pasa el punto intermedio

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El comité de la legislatura de Luisiana sobre la redistribución de los distritos electorales solo tiene cuatro audiencias públicas más en lugares geográficamente claves alrededor del estado.
Redistricting
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Louisiana’s Redistricting Roadshow Passes Halfway Mark

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The Roadshow is designed to seek public input on how residents perceive and identify their communities; their interests, social affiliations, and geographical boundaries.
Spanish

Desde Decepciones a Demandas Sobre Los Nuevos Mapas de Redistribución de los Distritos Electorales de Alabama

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El 3 de noviembre, la legislatura estatal de Alabama aprobó nuevos mapas que fijaron los límites para los distritos congresales y estatales basados en...
Redistricting
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From Disappointments to Lawsuits over Alabama’s New Redistricting Maps

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Even though Alabama has a Black voting age population of 25.9 percent, only one of the seven congressional districts affords African Americans the opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice. 
News Exchange

Redistricting Hearings Redefine What “Public” Means – Alabama and Georgia a Case in Point

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If Alice in Wonderland were set in Alabama, Felicia Scalzetti could play the lead role. "The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make...
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