Tuesday, May 19, 2026

NAACP urges Black athletes to boycott college sports in the South; Related information on the 'Gerrymandering Wars'

 NAACP urges Black athletes to boycott college sports in the South | AP News (Thanks to Sam for this one)

Related:

Tracking the Battle to Reshape Congress for the Midterms - The New York Times

Supreme Court Rejects Virginia Democrats’ Effort to Reinstate New Voting Map - The New York Times

State officials had asked the justices to step in to allow the state to use a congressional map in the midterms that was drawn by Democrats and recently approved by voters.

Why Neutral Maps Could Empower Black Voters as Much as the Voting Rights Act - The New York Times

Our simulations debunk the notion that the act created artificial minority districts that wouldn’t otherwise exist.

The Voting Rights Decision Might Silence Black People in Fayette County, Tennessee - The New York Times

What the Gerrymandering Wars Mean for the Midterms—and 2028 | The New Yorker