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Voter Suppression Is Happening in the South. This Organizer Fights It.

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Voter Suppression Is Happening in the South. This Organizer Fights It. (2026, October 14). Mother Jones. https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/latosha-brown-black-voting-rights/

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LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, discusses the challenges faced by minority communities in the South due to recent redistricting that has weakened political representation for these groups. In an interview on the podcast "More To The Story," she highlights how voter suppression efforts are being intensified, particularly mentioning the consolidation of power by individuals with white supremacist views. Brown emphasizes the urgency of mobilizing Black voters given the current political climate and the erosion of voting rights protections.

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As of 2026-10-14, LaTosha Brown, co-founder of the Black Voters Matter Fund, is working to expand voting access for Black communities in the South amid a shift that weakens their political power. This follows the Supreme Court's decision earlier this year which gutted much of the Voting Rights Act, leading several states to redraw electoral maps that eliminated majority-Black districts. Brown highlights the consolidation of power by openly white supremacist groups, who are stripping away rights and opportunities from communities of color in the South. The upcoming midterms highlight the impact of these changes on voter participation, especially in rural areas where turnout is traditionally low.

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When the Supreme Court gutted much of the Voting Rights Act earlier this year, a number of states redrew maps eliminating majority-Black districts, weakening Black political power potentially for years to come.

left attributes negative consequences to the reduction of voting rights protections

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Apple Podcasts Black Black Voters Matter Fund the Supreme Court the Voting Rights Act

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“There are people who are openly white supremacists that are consolidating power at record speed in such a way that they are stripping away all of the rights, opportunities, and access points for you and your family,” she says, referring to communities of color in the South.

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2026-10-14 · Mother Jones

Voter Suppression Is Happening in the South. This Organizer Fights It. · assertive framing

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One of the defining issues heading into this year’s midterms is how redistricting has rapidly reshaped electoral maps across the country. asserted

redistricting → head → country

When the Supreme Court gutted much of the Voting Rights Act earlier this year, a number of states redrew maps eliminating majority-Black districts, weakening Black political power potentially for years to come. asserted

number → gutte → years

But what does this shift feel like for someone working on the ground to expand voting access for Black communities when the promise of equal representation itself is under assault? asserted

promise → feel → assault

Ask LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, a group that’s been working to increase voter participation within minority communities in the rural South, especially where turnout is low. asserted

turnout → ask → South

she → be → South

“If that don’t move you, it ain’t nothing that I can say that can move you.” asserted

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On this week’s More To The Story, Brown talks with host Al Letson about her winding path into politics, her fight against ongoing voter suppression efforts in the South, and why it’s important to mobilize Black voters now more than ever. asserted

it → talk → voters