Angry Black Lady Chronicles

Sonia Sotomayor Is the Only Justice to Connect Voter Purge Laws With Their Real-Life Consequences

Imani Gandy

Justice Sotomayor's dissent puts into perspective just how much is at stake with the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to safeguard voting rights. 

Clarence Thomas Manages to Be Wrong Even When He’s on the Right Side

Imani Gandy

Justice Thomas' concurring opinion in Collins v. Virginia makes clear that he is living in a fantasy of his own creation—not the reality where Black people are routinely stripped of their Fourth Amendment rights.

The Latest Big Win in Gavin Grimm’s Case Shows Why Judicial Diversity Matters

Imani Gandy

The president is stacking the courts with right-leaning extremists who will languish on the bench for decades, doing their best to strip marginalized people of their civil rights. This should alarm you.

The U.S. Supreme Court Decided to Ignore Black Hair Discrimination

Imani Gandy

Black women may continue to be discriminated against even though having traditionally Black hairstyles has no bearing on a person’s fitness for a particular job.

‘Cop’ Is Not a Protected Identity

Imani Gandy

The Protect and Serve Act would serve to further criminalize already overpoliced communities.

The Satanic Temple Is Joining the Fight Against Religious Discrimination

Imani Gandy

They don't worship Satan, despite what you might have read. But they do believe in bodily autonomy. And the Constitution.

Washington Supreme Court Passes New Rule to Tackle the State’s All-White Jury Problem

Imani Gandy

The rule outlaws intentional racial discrimination, of course; such a thing is already unconstitutional. But it also outlaws peremptory challenges based on “implicit, institutional, and unconscious” race and ethnic biases.

Prosecutors’ Racially Discriminatory Tactics May Lead to New Trial for Johnny Lee Gates

Imani Gandy

The prosecution labeled the white prospective jurors as “W” and the Black prospective jurors as “N” and singled out the Black prospective jurors by marking dots in the margins next to their names.

Kris Kobach Is Struggling to Defend His Voter Supression Law in Court

Imani Gandy

Ultimately, a Kobach loss could halt the domino effect of other states passing similar laws designed to undercut the right to vote.

The Next Head of Planned Parenthood Should Be a Black Feminist

Imani Gandy

White supremacy and misogyny are a rot in the Trump administration, and that rot is spreading.