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Co-founder Nashville Conference on African American History & Culture, TSU Alumna. Pub. Admin, Editor, Author, Preservationist, Pub. Historian & former history & public administration prof at Fisk Univ. #DST #HBCUAdvocate
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democracydocket.com
TODAY at 10AM ET: The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could strike down a key part of the Voting Rights Act, and potentially give the GOP at least 19 more U.S. House seats that were directly created by the provision. https://bit.ly/4q7aQ7D
GOP Could Lock in House Control for a Generation if SCOTUS Ends Key VRA Protection, Report Warns
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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oah.org
In partnership with the National Women’s History Museum, join us today at 3pm ET for a virtual talk with OAH Speaker Keisha Blain.

📅 Register now:
🔗https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_br9DxaqKQmiTVfMOVIxsFg#/registration
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marcelias.bsky.social
By allowing for the dismantling of minority districts held by Democrats, a ruling against the VRA could give President Donald Trump and the GOP enough additional seats to lock in the party’s control of the House for a generation. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Fair Elections — and Perhaps Control of Congress — at Stake as SCOTUS Hears Challenge to VRA
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www.democracydocket.com
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marcelias.bsky.social
Tomorrow is a critical day for democracy in court. Compare how the Washington Post framed it vs Democracy Docket.

Right now, fearless, pro-democracy media is more important than legacy media platitudes. Sign up now to say informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
"The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else"

DoD sources tell Zeteo that staff there have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.
The Pentagon Is Ordering Staff to Watch Hegseth’s ‘MAGA Garbage’ Speech… Or Else
Defense Department sources tell Zeteo that staff have been warned that if they don’t watch or read the speech, or if they speak negatively of it, they could face severe consequences.
zeteo.com
historianpub.bsky.social
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat
Thousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape.
www.politico.com
historianpub.bsky.social
Vile texts messages from Young Republican group chat are exposed — with epithets, racism and Hitler praise the norm
The Telegram messages laid bare how those who represent the future of the GOP talk behind closed doors
www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...
Vile texts messages from Young Republican group chat are exposed
The Telegram messages laid bare how those who represent the future of the GOP talk behind closed doors
www.the-independent.com
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thetnholler.bsky.social
Gov. Bill Lee says Trump’s military-police occupation of Memphis “may never end.”

“We have just begun. We do know this is going to last for months… In fact, I will tell you that it will last forever.”
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lincolnproject.us
US Soybean farmer: This is caused by this administration, and it’s having a negative major consequence on not only farmers, but also on American factory workers..."
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marcelias.bsky.social
🚨BREAKING: 3rd Circuit DENIES Republican Party petition to rehear critical voting rights case involving Pennsylvania’s date requirement for mail-in ballots.

A BIG VICTORY for the DSCC, DCCC, AFT of Pa. and the voters of Pennsylvania. Proud on my ELG team. www.democracydocket.com/cases/pennsy...
🚨 Eakin v. Adams County Board of Elections
Learn more here.
www.democracydocket.com
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brennancenter.org
The Supreme Court has been reluctant to constrain the imperial presidency, but if it fails to act now, it could put American democracy itself at great risk. bit.ly/3IWUMED
There Is No Insurrection
Troops are for national defense, not displays of presidential power. 
www.brennancenter.org
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newrepublic.com
CBS aired a segment by Olivia Reingold—a reporter for the Weiss-founded Free Press—in which NYPD officers are worried about Mamdani, with some “considering retiring.” The evidence? Four unnamed officers quoted out of ~33,000.

The story is thinly sourced, fearmongering, tabloid drek. trib.al/hfqsrL0
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newrepublic.com
"This is constitutional, this is a right, and they’re trying to turn it into something really evil. But that’s because they’re scared of it, and they know that it turns public opinion ... I think they should be worried, because nothing they’re doing is popular." trib.al/K4nrXgt
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theeduledger.bsky.social
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation announced Monday a $50 million investment over 10 years to provide gap scholarships for students at four Atlanta Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
Blank Foundation Commits $50M to Atlanta HBCU Scholarships
The program is projected to assist nearly 10,000 students who have exhausted other financial aid options, including federal grants, state assistance and loans.
www.theeduledger.com