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Your Church Is Now a “Democracy Hub.” Here’s What That Actually Means Before November.

A coalition representing more than 1,500 congregations across nine states has launched Faith in Us, calling churches, mosques and synagogues to become democracy hubs ahead of November. Marcus Hart looks at what that role actually requires, and where it can go wrong.

The Voting Rights Act Is Dead in Everything But Name: What the Supreme Court’s Callais Decision Means and What Black America Does Now

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Your Church Is Now a “Democracy Hub.” Here’s What That Actually Means Before November.

The Voting Rights Act Is Dead in Everything But Name: What the Supreme Court’s Callais Decision Means and What Black America Does Now