While all three groups have historically favored Democrats, the latest findings draw into sharp relief the racial and ethnic divisions in the nation’s political preferences heading into elections that will determine which political party takes control and wins a majority in Congress.

Black, Asian, and Hispanic voters favor Democratic candidates by substantial margins ahead of the upcoming midterm elections, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center.

The Emancipator’s “History, Documented” series explores the documented connections to political, policy and cultural movements of the past and how they help shape the present.

It is also known as “An Act for the better Ordering and Governing Negroes and other Slaves in this Province.” The Act was in direct response to the Stono Rebellion, a revolt led by enslaved people a couple of months prior. Written and researched by Tricia De Souza.

Book banning is not new. Americans have been attacking literacy in reaction to Black freedom struggles for 286 years. On May 10, 1740, the South Carolina General Assembly passed the Negro Act of 1740.

Two years ago, Latino voters, swayed by his campaign promises, helped him net a second term in the Oval Office during the 2024 elections. The polls’ results mark a stark reversal. Written by Kate Amistoso.

The 2026 midterms are a gauge of how far the needle has shifted on the balance of political rights and power. Here are the issues The Emancipator is watching.

Black unemployment is rising. Redistricting battles could disempower lawmakers and voters of color. Stepped-up ICE deportations in communities and potential federal presence near polling stations could have a chilling impact on turnout.

The retailer claims it was not discrimination and cited driver safety. However, Anacostia has historically borne the brunt of racist development practices that limit access to resources.

Washington D.C. sued Amazon in 2024 for charging residents in these areas Prime subscriptions but not giving Prime same-day delivery services. So why would Amazon skip these neighborhoods?

Amazon must pay more than $7 million in Prime Membership fees to 69,000 DC residents in two majority-Black zip codes, 20019 and 20020: the historic Anacostia neighborhood.

Critics worry that the possibility of federal election monitors or immigration officials at polls and neighborhoods near those sites could have a chilling effect. Advocates say the move is a form of voter intimidation and causes confusion. Federal law prohibits armed agents at polling locations.

“Americans deserve to know whether the Justice Department is abusing its law enforcement powers to the detriment of voters and the election officials tasked with running our elections.”

and this administration has made clear its intent to disrupt and interfere with the way elections are run in our country," NAACP General Counsel Kristen Clarke said in a statement.

“To be clear, there is no federal statute that gives the U.S. Department of Justice the right to send their so-called "election monitors" to polling sites across the country,

U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche told Fox News on Sunday that “1,000 or more” election monitors will be sent to every state. The NAACP and other voting rights advocacy groups are sounding the alarm.

The NAACP is asking the federal courts to force the Department of Justice to make its plans to deploy "election monitors" for the 2026 midterm elections public. The civil rights organization filed for "emergency judicial intervention" in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

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