# Voter Suppression in the South

> Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown fights voter suppression in the South.
- Title: Voter Suppression in the South · Mother Jones | Shortify
- Summary: Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown fights voter suppression in the South. LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, warns that…
- Keywords: latosha brown, black voters matter fund, voting rights act, redistricting, south, voter suppression, Voter, Suppression, Mother Jones
- Source: Mother Jones — https://motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/latosha-brown-black-voting-rights
- Author: Reveal
- Published: 2026-10-14T06:00:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: latosha brown, black voters matter fund, voting rights act, redistricting, south, voter suppression
## Voter Suppression Threatens Black Power
LaTosha Brown warns redistricting after Voting Rights Act gutting weakens Black political power in the South.

> Our politics will not save us. Our humanity will
## Redistricting Undermines Minority Representation
States eliminated majority-Black districts following Supreme Court actions to weaken Black political power.
## Black Voters Matter Fund's Fight
Brown emphasizes collective action against white supremacist efforts to strip voting rights from communities of color.

> If that don’t move you, it ain’t nothing that I can say that can move you
## Key takeaway

LaTosha Brown, co-founder of Black Voters Matter Fund, warns that redistricting and voter suppression threaten Black political power in the South.