Axios: “Laws restricting voting are less overt than in the days of segregation. But many impediments – some subtle, some blatant – remain for Americans of color. That’s changing at this very moment – slowly, and very unevenly. Demographic tides are changing what America looks like. The more people vote, the more our public life will reflect those changes.”
“Some barriers are being lowered — partly in an effort to make voting safer in the pandemic, and partly because of awareness brought about by this summer’s racial-justice demonstrations. In some red states, though, officials are actually trying to restrict voting further. Joe Biden has leaned into these trends — by naming the first woman of color as his running mate, by promising that his first choice for the Supreme Court will be the first African-American woman to be nominated, and by making plans for the most diverse cabinet in American history.”