What 2026 turnout showed about Black voters after Callais
Black turnout surged across the Deep South after the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act, but the House seat count is still not settled in the sources we can check.
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Black unemployment is 6.6 percent as Callais reshapes map fights
October's jobs report shows Black unemployment at 6.6 percent, nearly double the White rate, while the Callais ruling makes challenging maps like Louisiana's harder.
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Final week: Louisiana's map ruling, maps and Black voters, deadlines
The Supreme Court's Callais ruling and new maps shape the stakes for Black voters, and a few deadlines before Nov. 3 are still open.
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Louisiana's redistricting fight, an HBCU lawsuit and a new policy playbook
A federal panel weighs ending Louisiana's redistricting case before Nov. 3, Missouri HBCU students sue for $549 million, and the CBC Foundation updates its Black policy playbook.
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Early voting, tight Senate races, $97M for HBCUs, and Black unemployment jumps
Early voting is underway, Senate races in Michigan, Georgia and Texas draw national money, HBCUs land $97.1 million in research funding, and Black unemployment jumps a full point in a month.
