On April 29, 2026, in a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Louisiana's congressional map, which included a second majority-Black district, was an unconstitutional racial gerrymandering. For all practical purposes, this ruling gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It also clears the way for “Jim Crow” to arise from the grave.

By: Donald V. Watkins February 19, 2024 An Editorial Opinion From the day the Voting Rights Act was signed into law in 1965, regressive...

By: Donald V. Watkins Copyrighted and Published on September 2, 2023 An Editorial Opinion Last month, everybody in the world learned the...

By Donald V. Watkins ©Copyrighted and Published on July 21, 2019 During our highly publicized trials and tribulations over the past few...