Black voters /tags/black-voters Black voters en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT Black Caucus leader: Broward’s 20th U.S. House district must be protected amid redistricting squeeze /government-politics/2026-05-18/black-caucus-leader-browards-20th-u-s-house-district-must-be-protected-amid-redistricting-squeeze Corey Shearer, President of Broward's Black Democratic Caucus, talks Luther Campbell, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who are among the candidates for the U.S. 20th Congressional District in South Florida. Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2026-05-18/black-caucus-leader-browards-20th-u-s-house-district-must-be-protected-amid-redistricting-squeeze Chris D'Avanzo Equal Ground calls out 'failed' Florida Legislature, plans statewide tour to empower Black voters /government-politics/2025-05-21/equal-ground-calls-out-failed-florida-legislature-plans-statewide-tour-to-empower-black-voters Equal Ground, a statewide group aimed at empowering Blacks, reported that the Legislature passed 217 bills of nearly 2,000 introduced, "making this one of the least productive and most chaotic sessions in recent memory." Wed, 21 May 2025 10:01:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-05-21/equal-ground-calls-out-failed-florida-legislature-plans-statewide-tour-to-empower-black-voters Sergio R. Bustos How Florida's congressional map could change before the 2024 elections /government-politics/2023-08-24/florida-congressional-map-2024-elections Black voters in Florida could regain a congressional district where they make up a sizable share of the population, if voting rights groups prevail in an ongoing legal battle. Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:00:54 GMT /government-politics/2023-08-24/florida-congressional-map-2024-elections Valerie Crowder Panel of judges says Florida election law didn't target Black voters /law-justice/2023-04-28/panel-of-judges-says-florida-election-law-didnt-target-black-voters A federal appeals court has upheld a Florida election law that a lower court had ruled was aimed at suppressing Black voters. Fri, 28 Apr 2023 12:30:00 GMT /law-justice/2023-04-28/panel-of-judges-says-florida-election-law-didnt-target-black-voters The Associated Press Voter fraud arrests under fire, breaking down the amendments on Florida's midterm ballots /radio/2022-10-21/voter-fraud-arrests-under-fire-breaking-down-the-amendments-on-floridas-midterm-ballots Ex-felons are now "afraid to vote" on the back of a series of contentious arrests trumpeted by Governor Ron DeSantis, a social justice reporter tells the South Florida Roundup. With early voting about to start, opinion editors from two newspapers dissect the three congressional amendments that Floridians have on their midterm ballots. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 22:40:29 GMT /radio/2022-10-21/voter-fraud-arrests-under-fire-breaking-down-the-amendments-on-floridas-midterm-ballots Helen Acevedo Who counts as Black in voting maps? Some GOP state officials want that narrowed /news/2022-10-18/who-counts-as-black-in-voting-maps-some-gop-state-officials-want-that-narrowed Republican officials in Louisiana are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to set a narrower definition of "Black" for redistricting that excludes some Black people and could minimize their voting power. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 15:00:00 GMT /news/2022-10-18/who-counts-as-black-in-voting-maps-some-gop-state-officials-want-that-narrowed Hansi Lo Wang Activists in Florida say Black voters have seen their political power curtailed /news/2022-08-22/activists-in-florida-say-black-voters-have-seen-their-political-power-curtailed A combination of new election laws and congressional redistricting has made it harder for Black communities in Florida to organize and vote, activists say. Mon, 22 Aug 2022 10:19:13 GMT /news/2022-08-22/activists-in-florida-say-black-voters-have-seen-their-political-power-curtailed Ashley Lopez