Black church leaders to march in Selma this weekend over Voting Rights Act ruling
The march drew more than 5,000 people and launched a national effort to defend Black political representation after the ruling.
- On Saturday, May 16, 2026, thousands gathered in Montgomery, Alabama, to mobilize for voting rights and defend Black political representation following a Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act.
- Republican-Led states have moved to redraw congressional maps targeting Black-majority districts after a recent Supreme Court ruling reduced the Voting Rights Act's enforcement power, allowing states to prioritize partisan goals without previous race-based redistricting considerations.
- U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey joined dozens of officials at the Alabama State Capitol Building. Booker called Montgomery "sacred soil" in the civil rights fight, urging the current generation to protect voting rights and liberties.
- Alabama officials are proceeding with special primaries scheduled for August 11 under a new congressional map. A federal three-judge panel in Birmingham is currently reviewing whether the state must adopt different lines to comply with voting rights laws.
- Activists warned the redistricting efforts are part of a coordinated national attack on Black political power. Lead plaintiff Evan Milligan urged citizens to recommit to the voting rights fight, saying "We don't have to accept that this will be the reality for the next 10 years or two years or forever.
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Bus riders to Montgomery retrace old steps while fighting a new fight
In 1965, Black Americans peacefully demonstrated for voting rights and were beaten by Alabama state troopers before returning two weeks later to complete their march under federal protection. Keith Odom was a toddler then.Now 62 years old, the union man and grandfather of three retraced some of their final steps. On Saturday, he came from Aiken, South Carolina, to Atlanta, where he joined several dozen other activists on two buses to Montgomery,…
‘We’re Not Going Back’: Black Voters March in Montgomery Against Redistricting
MONTGOMERY, Alabama – Roy Wilson remembers marching with his family before the Voting Rights Act was passed in 1965. More than 60 years later, the 77-year-old answered the nationwide call to action this weekend as hundreds mobilized across Selma and Montgomery against the direct attacks on the voting protections he fought for as a teenager. “We’re in trouble. I grew up here in the 60s, finished high school in ‘66 and was so proud and happy for u…
The court decisions of recent weeks will directly affect the fall's congressional elections. The position of the black population has deteriorated drastically, writes foreign correspondent Esko Varho.
Commentary: Democrats want to own the Black vote
The Supreme Court has done something remarkable. It has been declared that the Constitution means what it says. The Equal Protection Clause forbids racial discrimination. Apparently, this is controversial. The court’s decision striking down Louisiana’s court-mandated congressional map has sent Democrats into theatrical fits of outrage. Chuck Schumer calls it a return to Jim Crow. Barack Obama says the court is abandoning its role in protecting m…
Cory Booker Compares Redistricting Fight to Dred Scott and Jim Crow During Chaotic MSNOW Interview at Alabama Protest
Cory Booker Compares Redistricting Fight to Dred Scott and Jim Crow Sen. Cory Booker appeared on MSNOW Saturday from a voting rights protest in Montgomery, Alabama, and delivered exactly the kind of dramatic, race-obsessed rhetoric that has become standard inside the modern Democrat Party. Booker was in Alabama as thousands of activists rallied against recent redistricting decisions and Republican-backed congressional maps. The demonstration, b…
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