‘Slap in the face to ancestors’: Black clergy sound alarm on voting rights

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Demonstrators gather outside of the the Alabama State House in Montgomery, Ala., after the House passed SB1, a bill that would allow special elections later this year if Republicans get approval from the Supreme Court to redraw its maps, May 8, 2026. (Will McLelland | AL.com)

Bishops for the historically Black Methodist denominations in Alabama – AME, CME and AME Zion – are urging their pastors and congregations to be vocal in opposition to efforts to change congressional districts in Alabama in a way that would endanger the state’s ability to have two Black members of Congress.

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