The GOP Is Working Hard to Diminish Black Voting Power

Through legislation and the redistricting wars, Republicans are doing everything they can to weaken the power of the Black vote.

Apr 28, 2026

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American history is rife with examples of Black people making gains, making progress and gaining power, and white conservatives snatching it from them to maintain white supremacy. Today, the GOP under Trump is working in earnest to diminish Black voting power on the federal, state and local level, and erase Blackness from political, civic and ec…

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David A. Love

David A. Love is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Journalism and Media Studies at Rutgers University, and a Philly-based writer who focuses on issues of justice, race, human rights, law and politics.