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Raina and Carmen's Identities
- Raina David, a Garifuna artist in New Orleans, identifies as both Black and Hispanic on census forms.
- Carmen Luz Cosme Puntiel, a Dominican-born professor, also identifies as both Black and Latina, highlighting the diversity within the Black community.
Narrowing Blackness
- Louisiana Republicans are pushing for a narrower definition of Blackness in voting maps, potentially excluding Afro-Latinos and others.
- The Supreme Court will decide if this redefinition is constitutional, impacting Black voting power nationwide.
Voting Rights Act
- The Voting Rights Act of 1965 aimed to protect Black voting rights, but the Supreme Court weakened it in 2013.
- Section 2 remains, protecting against minimizing the political power of voters of color through map drawing.