
Defending Democracy with Marc Elias Why Black Voters Are Still Fighting for Representation | Janai Nelson
Nov 10, 2025
50:41
Janai Nelson, Civil Rights Attorney & President of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, joins Marc Elias to expose how America’s democracy is still shaped by race and power. From the gutting of the Voting Rights Act to the fight over representation in states like Louisiana, Nelson explains how the Supreme Court and partisan lawmakers are rolling back hard-won rights — and what it will take to build a truly multiracial democracy.
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