Black voters as saviors – and scapegoats
The data suggest it’s time to look beyond the old idea that Black Americans are a monolithic voting bloc.
How states make it harder to get food assistance
Hungry people face complex requirements.
The Supreme Court may end college affirmative action. Then what?
Universities have followed similar bans to the letter but tried other ways to admit racially diverse classes – with mixed results
How Black and Latino people did in this last round of redistricting
We examined the first redistricting round since the Supreme Court’s Shelby County v. Holder decision ended ‘preclearance,’ comparing it to the last cycle’s districts
College students have been voting at record rates. Why?
Whether they show up for the November 2022 elections may depend on what colleges do
Most Republicans ignored constituents’ opinions on marriage equality
In roughly 90 percent of U.S. congressional districts, a majority support marriage rights for same-sex couples, my research finds. So why didn’t more Republicans vote in favor?
How Black women will be especially affected by the loss of Roe
With higher maternal mortality, more problem pregnancies, worse health care and less insurance, Black women especially need reproductive autonomy.
Women of color want reproductive justice, not just abortion rights
Even with Roe protections in place, marginalized communities were already shut out of a great deal of reproductive-health care.
What Alito’s draft gets wrong about women and political power
Research finds many ways that women, especially women of color, are excluded from equal access to power