Residents say they fear more pollution in an area that was hit hard by 9/11 and COVID-19 and are demanding a new environmental assessment that factors in the pandemic.
By Stephon Johnson, with additional reporting by Samantha Maldonado
As construction is slated to begin on three towers in the Two
On this special episode, protecting communities of color as district lines change. A battle for the soul of the Chinese community as they seek political power. CUNY clears up confusion about new districts. The twisted history of the science behind map manipulation. Then, what the average person know
By Sydney Smith Forquer and Ashling A. Ehrhardt - On Oct. 31, the court will hear two cases challenging affirmative action in university admissions: Students for Fair Admissions v. President & Fellows of Harvard and Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina, notably brought by the
By Andrew Schneider - A federal court in Austin will soon hear a lawsuit charging Texas with discriminating against minority voters in last year’s redistricting process. . .
A coalition of civil rights organizations makes up the plaintiffs’ legal team, among them the ACLU Foundation of Texas, the S
By Dakota Antelman/Patch
MALDEN, MA — The city of Malden has committed to implementing a series of voter accessibility measures under a memorandum of understanding that it finalized last week with organizations advocating for the local Chinese-speaking community.
Announced by the Asian American Le
By Jessica Montoya Coggins/Texas Signal
Voting rights advocates have seen few wins in Texas, especially since the Republican legislature passed the sweeping voter suppression bill known as Senate Bill 1. However, recently, there was one ruling that struck down at least a portion of SB 1, which impe
By Taylor Goldenstein/Houston Chronicle
Texans who assist voters with disabilities or those with limited English to fill out their ballots will no longer face felony charges if they go beyond simply helping the person mark or read them.
The provisions were part of the controversial elections bill
By Ashley Lopez/NPR
Parts of a 2021 Texas voting law that cracked down on assistance for voters with limited English skills and voters with disabilities can no longer be enforced.
A federal judge in Texas issued a ruling last month striking down provisions in Texas’ new law, known as Senate Bill 1
Advocates say Texas’ SB1 voting law made it hard for some voters to obtain the kinds of assistance they need from family or other chosen assisters. The state declined to appeal the court’s permanent injunction in the case.
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By Shelly Brisbin and Yvonne Marquez/KUT
Voters with limited E
By Corey Williams/AP
DETROIT (AP) — Decades before Chinese immigrant Yao Pan Ma was attacked while collecting cans in New York and Thai American Vicha Ratanapakdee was fatally assaulted in San Francisco, Vincent Chin was beaten to death with a baseball bat in Detroit by two white men who never serv
By Kyle Lawson/Staten Island Advance
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— As it stands, 800,000 New York City residents who are not U.S. citizens, but authorized to live and work in the U.S., will be allowed to vote in next year’s municipal elections.
On Tuesday, proceedings surrounding a lawsuit filed by New Yor
Just 7 out of the 233 anti-Asian attacks during 2021 resulted in a guilty plea to a hate crime, the Asian American Bar Association of New York report showed.
By Tat Bellamy-Walker
Only 3 percent of anti-Asian attacks in New York City resulted in a hate crime conviction, according to a report relea
Some legislators and groups called the new districts unconstitutional in submitted testimony. It’s unclear how their feedback will affect the final lines.
By Rebecca C. Lewis
When the court-appointed redistricting expert released his draft lines on Monday, he threw New York’s political world into
By Síle Moloney/Norwood News
LatinoJustice PRLDEF, community partners, and pro-bono counsel, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, announced on Tuesday, April 12, that they have collectively filed a motion to challenge a lawsuit which seeks to reverse the recently approved municipal voting rights bill in New
By Kimmy Yam/NBC News
Hydrologist Sherry Chen, a Chinese immigrant, said she once saw herself as a “soldier without a uniform,” pointing to her hard work to keep American cities safe and informed with her water and flooding analysis.
But after the Justice Department accused her of spying for China
By Ethan Stark-Miller/PoliticsNY
As the fate of New York’s Congressional and state legislative districts is being litigated in the courts, a group of grassroots organizations is already focussing on the city’s redistricting.
A coalition of Asian American civic organizations rallied on the steps of
By Corinne S. Kennedy/Memphis Commercial Appeal
After a Memphis artist’s picture was removed from Memphis International Airport due to complaints — and later reinstalled due to complaints — the artist and local arts community are trying to figure out why it happened and how to prevent similar event
By April Siese/Daily Kos
Who could have seen this coming? Texas’ highly restrictive new voting laws tripped up thousands of voters, resulting in nearly 23,000 ballots being thrown out, according to the Associated Press. The AP was able to receive voting information from 187 of Texas’ 254 counties,
AALDEF honors Indian American actor activist for his advocacy and service on behalf of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
The Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF) has presented a 2022 Justice in Action Award to Indian American actor, activist, and author Kal Penn for his advo
In the year since the Atlanta shootings, the Stop Asian Hate movement dramatically changed awareness of anti-Asian racism. Where does it go from here?
By Li Zhou/Vox
Brianna Cea, a 24-year-old voting rights organizer based in Brooklyn, felt a painful sense of recognition after the Atlanta shooting
