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Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images Before Donald Trump came along, Republican states frequently passed laws to restrict ballot access. Reporters didn’t always pay these laws much attention, and corporations never even considered anything like the retaliatory step announced by Major League Baseball, which has moved the All-Star Game from vote-suppression ground zero in Georgia. But Trump’s crass, frequently euphemism-free style stripped away a lot of illusions. The corporate backlash against Georgia is a template for a broader response to the party’s ongoing effort to curtail the franchise. Conservatives are furious that the latest raft of voting restrictions is being described as “vote suppression.” After all, they point out, voting remains legal. “You know what voter suppression is?” sneered Ben Shapiro . “Voter suppression is when you don’t get to vote.” By this definition, large swaths of the Jim Crow South also did not engage in “vote suppression.” The … [Read more...] about Georgia’s Jim Crow Lite Vote Suppression Continues Trump’s War on Democracy

A version of this story appeared in CNN's Pop Life Chronicles newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here . Tell us what you'd like to see more of in the newsletter at [email protected] . (CNN) If it seems like there are more apologies from celebs these days when it comes to matters of race, it's because there are. Despite complaints about "cancel culture" and racist insistence that people who talk about these important issues are "playing the race card," Hollywood can't seem to get away from conversations about race and diversity. And while hopefully those discussions can lead to progress, lately they have led to controversy for some. More from Pop Life Chronicles Watch more than just 'Judas and the Black Messiah' to celebrate Black history Women at the helm of films are having a moment Asians in Hollywood more visible than ever Take for example: Sharon Osbourne: "The Talk" … [Read more...] about White guilt, apologies and why Hollywood is a cauldron of race issues at the moment

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 11 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Zion Williamson scored 38 points and Brandon Ingram had 27 points and eight assists in rallying the New Orleans Pelicans to a 116-109 victory over the injury-plagued Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night. Williamson, who scored 25 points in the first half, fell one shy of his career best of 39 set March 26 against Denver. He made 16 of 22 shots, grabbed nine rebounds and had four assists as New Orleans pulled within one game of the final play-in tournament spot in the West. "You get so spoiled with Zion because he sets such a high standard that I didn’t think this was one of his better games," Pelicans coach Stan Van Gundy said. "Then you look at the stat sheet and, whew, he had 38-9-4 even though I know he was tired out there." The Pelicans, who trailed by 13 points in the second quarter, went ahead for good … [Read more...] about Williamson scores 38, Pelicans rally past Cavaliers 116-109

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for April 12 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Oakland has recovered quite nicely from its 0-6 start to the season. Matt Chapman homered among his three hits, Jed Lowrie added two hits and three RBIs, and the Athletics roughed up Madison Bumgarner in a 9-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Monday night. Lowrie doubled home two runs in the third inning and singled and scored in a three-run fifth capped by Chapman’s second homer of the season for a 6-2 lead. The defending AL West champion A's have won four of five after their early six-game losing streak. "We got punched in the gut. It was a wakeup call," Lowrie said. "We realized that we are not playing very well. We had to find a way. This is a talented group up and down the lineup." CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Bumgarner (0-2) gave up seven hits and six runs … [Read more...] about Chapman homers, A’s beat MadBum and Diamondbacks 9-5