Dr. Andra Gillespie, Emory University political science professor, explains Texas redistricting and Georgia's history.

Sixty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the 1965 Voting Rights Act saying, “The denial of the right to vote ...

But there are others who warn that an Obama presidency could hurt African-Americans. They say an Obama victory could cause white Americans to ignore entrenched racial divisions while claiming that ...