Texas and North Carolina Deal with Racial Gerrymandering Lawsuits As Republicans Claim They Drew Maps ‘Race-Blind’

The U.S. Department of Justice is among groups suing two Southern states for alleging drawing voting district maps that discriminate against people of color, but lawmakers in the Republican-led states said they drew the maps race-blind. Texas and North Carolina redistricting leaders said they did […]

South Carolina Man Shoots And Kills His Daughter, a Fort Valley State Student, In Murder-Suicide Tragedy

According to the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office, in Boiling Springs, South Carolina, a father and husband fatally shot his daughter before injuring his wife and killing himself in a domestic dispute. Last week, Spartanburg County Coroner Rusty Clevenger confirmed that 43-year-old Arthur Brannon III, 43, and 23-year-old MiAysha Brannon were pronounced […]