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The Tea w/April - Janai Nelson the Female Bruce Lee Takes On Voting Rights Act at Supreme Court

The Tea with April | April Ryan LIVE with Janai Nelson, President and Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, on the future of the Voting Rights Act and redistricting. In this edition of The Tea with April, April Ryan speaks with Janai Nelson about her historic appearance before the U.S. Supreme Court, the urgency surrounding a pending Voting Rights Act decision, threats to Black voter protections, partisan redistricting battles in states including Louisiana, North Carolina, Texas, and California, and the growing role of civil rights organizations as federal enforcement is dismantled. Watch, then drop your take: 1) Do you believe the Supreme Court understands the stakes of weakening the Voting Rights Act? 2) How concerned are you about redistricting and its impact on Black political power? 3) What responsibility do voters have ahead of the midterm elections? Resources mentioned: • NAACP Legal Defense Fund • Voting Rights Act of 1965 • U.S. Supreme Court • California Election Rigging Response Act Chapters: 00:00 April opens The Tea with April and introduces Janai Nelson 01:13 Expectations for an early Supreme Court decision 02:58 Hope, uncertainty, and the future of the Voting Rights Act 04:21 Dismantling of federal civil rights enforcement 06:20 Fair Housing Act concerns and redlining impacts 07:57 DOJ limitations and redistricting power grabs 09:01 Black voter dilution and partisan mapping strategies 11:25 Why North Carolina is a focal point 12:22 California’s response to nationwide redistricting efforts 14:21 LDF’s top civil rights priorities this year 15:59 Militarization, executive power, and Black communities 17:28 Historic moment before Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson 18:08 Explaining Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act 20:34 Louisiana’s second Black congressional district 22:14 Closing reflections and final thoughts If this conversation moved you, share it with a friend and keep the dialogue going.