Congressional Black Caucus calls on major corporations to oppose GOP redistricting push
While many of those companies backed earlier initiatives to strengthen protections, the lawmakers now say corporate America has become silent. “Corporations that have profited from Black consumers, relied on Black workers, and benefited from Black communities cannot remain silent while Black political representation is dismantled in plain sight,” caucus Chair Rep. “Silence in this moment is not neutrality — it is complicity.” The caucus, which consists of 62 lawmakers in the House and Senate, argued that fair and free elections are necessary for economic stability and corporate success.
- ▪While many of those companies backed earlier initiatives to strengthen protections, the lawmakers now say corporate America has become silent.
- ▪“Corporations that have profited from Black consumers, relied on Black workers, and benefited from Black communities cannot remain silent while Black political representation is dismantled in plain sight,” caucus Chair Rep.
- ▪“Silence in this moment is not neutrality — it is complicity.” The caucus, which consists of 62 lawmakers in the House and Senate, argued that fair and free elections are necessary for economic stability and corporate success.
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House Congressional Black Caucus calls on major corporations to oppose GOP redistricting push Comments: by Finya Swai - 05/26/26 12:44 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Finya Swai - 05/26/26 12:44 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING The Congressional Black Caucus is urging some of the nation’s largest corporations to publicly oppose redistricting efforts by red states in the South that would axe majority-Black congressional districts ahead of the midterms. In a letter sent Tuesday to more than 250 companies, members of the caucus called on business leaders, including those who have publicly supported strengthening the Voting Rights Act, to condemn what the lawmakers described as a “brazen effort to dilute Black voting strength.” The appeal targets companies that previously championed…
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