Of possible interest.
> For the first time, we now know how many Black-owned bookstores exist in the U.S.
https://www.whatimreading.net/p/black-owned-bookstore-directory-report
#books #reading #AfricanAmerican #Black #BlackMastodon #bookstore
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Of possible interest.
> For the first time, we now know how many Black-owned bookstores exist in the U.S.
https://www.whatimreading.net/p/black-owned-bookstore-directory-report
#books #reading #AfricanAmerican #Black #BlackMastodon #bookstore
Of possible interest.
> For the first time, we now know how many Black-owned bookstores exist in the U.S.
https://www.whatimreading.net/p/black-owned-bookstore-directory-report
#books #reading #AfricanAmerican #Black #BlackMastodon #bookstore
#SCOTUS on Monday evening overturned a #NewYork state court ruling that found that the Staten Island-based district of #Republican US House Rep. Nicole Malliotakis discriminated against #Black & #Latino voters & needed to be redrawn. The Supreme Court’s intervention preserves a #GOP led seat that would have been likely to shift to #Democrats this November.
#law #democracy #VRA #ElectionLaw #redistricting #gerrymandering #authoritarianism
Justice #Alito’s Latest Opinion Is a Very, Very Bad Sign for #VotingRights
A decision upholding a #NewYork #GOP congressional district could be a prelude to killing the #VotingRightsAct.
#law #SCOTUS #democracy #VRA #ElectionLaw #redistricting #gerrymandering #authoritarianism
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/03/samuel-alito-opinion-new-york-voting-rights-act-supreme-court/
#SCOTUS on Monday evening overturned a #NewYork state court ruling that found that the Staten Island-based district of #Republican US House Rep. Nicole Malliotakis discriminated against #Black & #Latino voters & needed to be redrawn. The Supreme Court’s intervention preserves a #GOP led seat that would have been likely to shift to #Democrats this November.
#law #democracy #VRA #ElectionLaw #redistricting #gerrymandering #authoritarianism
#SCOTUS rules the #PostalService can't be sued, even when #mail is intentionally not delivered
A divided Supreme Court Tues ruled citizens can’t sue the #USPS, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail.
By a 5-4 vote, the justices ruled against a Texas landlord, Lebene Konan, who alleges her mail was intentionally withheld for 2 years. Konan, who is #Black, claims racial #prejudice played a role in postal employees’ actions.
#law #racism #discrimination
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-postal-service-missing-mail-7ce97a5b7d56373cdeaa6ecc9a9132f5?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2026-02-24-Supreme+Court
Can't spell "fediverse" without "diverse", is all I'm saying.
Edit:
I posted this and the parent toot at the start of Nov'22 wave of new people and communities joining fedi, bringing their specific needs and expectations.
Fedi learned a lot about itself since then, including that it needs to *dramatically* improve on the #antiracism front.
We need to recognize that fedi *failed* #Black / #BIPOC folks, and do better.
Context:
https://hachyderm.io/@mekkaokereke/109456287145465168