Congressional Black Caucus presses companies in the US to oppose Republican redistricting push
The caucus asked more than 250 companies to condemn maps that could erase majority-Black districts and disclose donations to GOP lawmakers.
- On Tuesday, the Congressional Black Caucus sent letters to more than 250 companies urging them to condemn redistricting efforts described as coordinated attempts to silence Black voices, with recipients including overseas-based corporations with significant U.S. presence.
- A Supreme Court ruling last month severely weakened the Voting Rights Act, prompting Republican-led states to eliminate congressional districts held by Black Democratic lawmakers after President Donald Trump initiated mid-decade redistricting last year by pushing Texas to redraw maps for Republican gains.
- Recipients included members of the 2021 Business for Voting Rights coalition—Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Tesla, Salesforce, Target, PayPal, Intel and Starbucks—which had co-signed voting rights messages five years ago urging passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act.
- Rep. Yvette Clarke, chair of the Black Caucus, described the letter as putting corporate America on notice, stating corporations profiting from Black communities "cannot look away while Black political power is dismantled in plain sight." Clarke said the caucus seeks no adversarial relationship.
- Last week the caucus called for Black athletes to boycott public universities in gerrymandering states, while some lawmakers say mass protests and federal legislation may be necessary to reverse redistricting efforts in Republican-led states.
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Congressional Black Caucus urges companies to oppose Republican redistricting
The Congressional Black Caucus is calling on major corporations in the United States to oppose redistricting efforts by Republican-led states that seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S. House districts.
Congressional Black Caucus urges companies to oppose GOP redistricting push
The Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday called on major corporations across the U.S., including those that previously expressed support for voting rights and racial justice, to oppose redistricting efforts by Republican-led states that seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S. House districts. In a letter sent to more than 250 companies, members of the Black Caucus urge them to condemn the redistricting efforts, which the lawmakers describe as “co…
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Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. WASHINGTON — The Congressional Black Caucus on Tuesday called on major corporations across the U.S., including those that previously expressed support for voting rights and racial justice, to oppose redistricting efforts by Republican-led states that seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S. House districts. In a letter sent to more than 250 companies, members of the …
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Congressional Black Caucus presses companies in the US to oppose Republican redistricting push
The Congressional Black Caucus is calling on major corporations in the United States to oppose redistricting efforts by Republican-led states that seek to eliminate majority-Black U.S.
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