Sarah Stevenson Tuesday Forum | Charlotte

  • Home
  • Invited Speakers
  • Announcements
    • Current Announcements
    • Announcement Archives
  • Archive
    • By Date
    • By Name
    • By Subject
    • View All Articles
  • About Us
    • Who We Are
    • Commentary
    • Where Forum has met
    • Participant Directory
  • Contact
  • Facebook
  • YouTube

Urban League report focuses on threats to democracy

April 27, 2022 Forum & Commentary

April 27, 2022

Below are the pages from the executive summary of the national Urban League’s 2022 State of Black America report titled, “Under Siege: The Plot to Destroy Democracy.”

The report, issued April 12 in Atlanta, includes information from the Brennan Center for Justice that focuses on efforts nationwide to pursue “gerrymandering, voter suppression, misinformation and intimidation.”

In its commentary on North Carolina’s legislative redistricting, the report says:

“Proposed state legislative maps could have eliminated a third of Black state senators and a fifth of Black state house members. Both congressional and legislative maps were struck down by state courts as discriminatory, but Republicans continue to try to put skewed maps in place.”

More info is here. The full executive summary in a single PDF is here.

Next Forum & Commentary Article
Mae Jemison: First African American woman in space
Previous Forum & Commentary Article
Wangari Maathai: Nobel laureate helped Earth restore itself

Join Us

After two COVID-19 years, in-person meetings have resumed at Belmont Center. Join us or watch the livestream. Details here.

On Facebook, YouTube

Join us on Facebook and YouTube, where Forum meetings first appear as livestreams and then later as edited, archived video.

Our weekly e-mails

Click here to sign up for 2 e-mails per week: Sunday night with speaker's name; and after meeting, Announcements.

Return to Top | Sarah Stevenson photo credit: Jones Photography | Site design by Five J's Design