Yunior Rivas

Yunior is a breaking news reporter from Brooklyn, New York. He earned his master’s degree from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, where he specialized in local news and data reporting. He is passionate about civic education and engagement.

Georgia Republicans backtracked on gerrymandering because they feared a showdown over Black voting rights

Georgia Republicans’ rushed attempt to redraw the state’s political maps collapsed Wednesday before lawmakers could even begin, handing voting rights advocates an important win and exposing the political risk of the GOP’s post-Callais push to dilute Black voting power. It happened after Democrats and civil rights advocates turned the planned special session into a public […]

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