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5 min readThe Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s congressional voting map this week, ruling it an unconstitutional racial gerrymander that weakens protections for minority voting power. Leslie Burl McMacklemore, an emeritus professor at Jackson State University who was a student civil rights leader in the early 1960s, told NPR the country “wasn’t a real democracy until 1965” and now appears to be moving in the wrong direction again. “Progress has been made throughout the country,” he said. “But racism is still very alive and well.” He added that in the American South today, “some whites will smile on your face and stab you in the back. So it is not as blatant as it was when I was growing up in Mississippi, but clearly we have a problem in this country.”
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- 1 (00:04) **Supreme Court Rules Louisiana's Voting Map Unconstitutional** - The Court strikes down the map as a racial gerrymander, sparking reaction from a veteran civil rights leader who says racism remains "very alive and well" in the U.S.
- 2 (00:52) **Louisiana Election Chaos Follows Ruling** - Candidates and voters challenge the state's response, including a gubernatorial order to suspend House races while a new map is drawn.
- 3 (01:45) **Zambia Cancels Human Rights Conference After Chinese Pressure** - Over 2,600 attendees from 150 countries were set to travel to "RightsCon," but the event was canceled following objections from Chinese officials.
- 4 (02:48) **Stock Market Close** - The Nasdaq rose 0.9%, the S&P 500 finished up 0.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrials dropped 0.3%.
- 5 (03:00) **Trump Threatens New 25% Tariff on EU Cars** - President Trump says he will increase tariffs on cars and trucks from the European Union next week, claiming the EU is not following a trade deal signed last year.
- 6 (03:19) **Thousands of North Carolina Teachers March for Funding and Pay** - Public school educators rally in Raleigh as part of a May Day event, calling for better school funding and wages.
- 7 (04:20) **Kentucky Derby Preview** - The 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby takes place Saturday, with post time at 6:57 PM Eastern.
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