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A Little Voter Suppression Is Not OK’ with Enough of the Disenfranchised Driscoll, a Spokesperson “And So, What Happened Rent,” Carbone Said With COVID restrictions eased, in-person workouts balance health and crowding TThhee CChhaarrllootttteeTHE VOICE P POF THE BLACKo oCOMMUNITYss SINCEtt 1906 WEEK OF JULY 8, 2021 VOLUME 47, NUMBER 44 WWW.THECHARLOTTEPOST.COM $1.50 NC renters at risk of eviction after July By Mark Darrough CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS North Carolina’s Council of State voted along party lines last week to reject a one-month extension of the governor’s residential eviction moratorium, leaving tenants in limbo as a federal ban continues through July 31. Gov. Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 171, enacted in October, clarified and strengthened a fed- eral eviction moratorium issued by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after studies showed eviction cases caused a further spread of COVID- 19 from evictees moving into other people’s residences or into home- less shelters. TROY HULL | THE CHARLOTTE POST “It’s disappointing to see Council With the conservative-leaning Supreme Court creating new guidelines for brining lawsuits against states under a key provision of the Voting Rights of State members revoke eviction Act, it’ll become more difficult to prove suppression based on race. protections for people still strug- gling to stay in their homes,” Cooper said after the vote. Six Republicans on the nine- member Council of State voted to ‘A little voter suppression is let the moratorium expire, remov- ing one of the state’s key tools in preventing evictions since Sep- tember: making landlords provide tenants a copy of a declaration not OK’ with court rollback form to receive protections under the CDC order. Supreme Court decision makes it harder to prove racially-motivated harm Now, many residents may be By Jordan Wilkie the Voting Rights Act of 1965. the North Carolina-based group Forward “unaware of the protections avail- CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS Conservative Justice Samuel Alito Justice. able to them under the federal The U.S. Supreme Court just made it wrote the majority opinion in a 6-3 deci- “It’s going to require more money and evictions moratorium and evicted easier for states to prevent citizens from sion split along ideological lines. Alito more resources going into these trials unnecessarily,” Cooper said. casting ballots. created five guidelines for bringing suc- with less certainty that there is going to Who the ban helped The opinion, in a case called Brnovich cessful lawsuits under Section 2 of the be justice,” Swain said, adding that there Although the share of North Car- v. Democratic National Committee, is the Voting Rights Act that dissenting judges will be “lengthier legal fights, which de- olina renters in debt is decreasing latest in a series from the country’s high- argued were contradictory to the pur- lays the ability to have certainty for the as the economy recovers from the est court to peel away federal protec- pose and language of the statute itself. elections.” pandemic, more than 180,000 tions against voting laws that Effect on North Carolina But Swain, along with other voting North Carolina households are still discriminate on the basis of race, color For civil rights groups that have turned rights advocates in North Carolina, behind on rent, according to a Cen- or membership in a language minority to the courts to challenge discriminatory stresses that Section 2 is not dead. sus Household Pulse Survey con- group. voting laws since the Supreme Court Voters can still bring winning claims ducted May 12-24. Put simply, the decision could create struck down Section 5 of the Voting against states — it will just be more bur- The survey estimated almost challenges to defend the right to vote by Rights Act in the 2013 case Shelby v. densome. $500 million total rent debt across Black and brown citizens that they have Holder, this ruling comes as a blow, ac- The Brnovich decision made the call the state, and the issue dispropor- not faced since the U.S. Congress passed cording to Caitlin Swain, co-director of Please see STATE | 2A tionally affects marginalized com- munities. Tenants behind on rent are 91% low-income and 57% people of color, according to the survey. The study said those behind on rent are “overwhelmingly” poor households whose members lost Mecklenburg preps New library jobs and income during the pan- for the arrival of leader points Please see NC RENTERS | 2A Rehab center virus’ Delta variant toward user- By Aaliyah Bowden flouts labor [email protected] friendly future As the Delta variant of coronavirus continues to spread across the globe, it’s a matter of when – not By Ashley Mahoney law in name if – it’ll arrive in Mecklenburg County. [email protected] The Delta variant is spreading quickly in the United Forgiveness can be found at the Kingdom and will possibly become dominant in the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library. of ‘therapy’ United States in a matter of weeks, according to All 20 branches are now fine free White House Chief Medical Officer Dr. Anthony and extending amnesty to card- By Hannah Correll, Liz Johnson, Fauci. holders by canceling outstanding and Sonia Rao UNC MEDIA HUB “The Delta variant compared to, for account balances in addition to re- For six months, Prince Foster III example, the original virus that had storing unrestricted access to library woke up at 6 a.m. every day and been circulating very early last year, the resources effective July 1. It’s part hung clothes at a red-bricked Sal- comparison is that it is transmitted of the transformation of the library vation Army warehouse in Char- more efficiently,” Fauci said last week, system to a modern, more user- lotte. He spent 40 hours a week “which means the chances of getting in- friendly organization that impacts working — but instead of receiving fected upon exposure is greater to the more than 150,000 residents. Card- SEATTLE PUBLIC LIBRARY the North Carolina minimum wage, dominant variant that we have in the holders remain responsible for re- Harris he earned a tiny weekly stipend United States.” turning materials, and while late and Charlotte Mecklenburg Library CEO Mar- worth far less. Within this strand of COVID-19, the mutation overdue fines have been removed, cellus Turner. The rest of Foster’s pay went to known as Delta Plus is easily transmitted to others fees remain in place for room and nectivity throughout the system. his room and board at the Salva- and makes an infected person sicker than SARS- equipment rental as well as lost ma- “I'm moving through all of them, tion Army Adult Rehabilitation COV2. As of June 29, the Delta variant accounted for terials. getting a chance to talk to the staff, Center in Charlotte. From May to about 26% of new cases reported in the U.S. accord- At the forefront of change is Mar- a chance to view those libraries and November 2020, Foster, 37, was a ing to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven- cellus Turner, who was named CEO see just what they’re trying to do so patient at the Charlotte ARC’s pro- tion. What does it mean for Mecklenburg County? in February. As part of his onboard- that I can bring together this unify- gram, recovering from a cocaine Cases have continued to decrease, with 45% of res- ing, Turner is visiting each branch, ing mission of where we're going to addiction he’s faced since his early idents fully vaccinated according to public health di- exploring 14 of 20 thus far. As he go next,” he said. “I’m also looking twenties. rector Gibbie Harris. prepares to help lead the vision for at how we can make sure that Foster declined to specify how “Our number of cases, number of hospitalizations the new main branch, Turner, who people understand that the new much he was paid, but Richard and our positivity rate has dropped significantly spent the previous 10 years as Se- Main Library is for everyone no New, an administrator at the Char- over the last month,” Harris said. “So, we are at our attle Public Library’s executive di- matter what part of the city or the lotte ARC, said patients receive a lowest numbers right now than we did last March.” rector and chief librarian, is county you live in. I want them to $26/week gratuity. The Fair Labor About 2.5% of people who were tested in the engaging with Mecklenburg’s know they can just as easily walk Standards Act requires a nation- branches to foster a sense of con- Please see MECKLENBURG | 3A Please see LIBRARY | 3A Please see REHAB | 3A INSIDE Please STAY IN TOUCH Digital edition: Sports 5A Snapchat: thecharpost www.thecharlottepostnewspaper.com Recycle Life 1B Twitter: @thecharpost A&E 5B To subscribe: (704) 376-0496 or online Facebook: The Charlotte Post Classified 4B http://tcppc.com/Subscribe Instagram: @thecharlottepost #PaperThursday 2A NEWS | The Charlotte Post Thursday, July 8, 2021 State courts last stand for voting rights protections Continued from page 1A laws. from voting rights advocates for the Lawsuits and election challenges U.S. Congress to pass an update to the dominated the 2020 election in North Voting Rights Act even more urgent. Carolina. In the Newby and Beasley The bill has passed the U.S. House but race, each candidate filed petitions is held up in the Senate over uniform with numerous county boards of elec- opposition by Republican senators, tions in a fight to count — or reject — including Richard Burr and Thom Til- ballots. lis representing North Carolina. Dem- The election litigation also pitted ocratic Sens. Joe Manchin from West Phil Berger and Tim Moore, leaders of Virginia and Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema the state Senate and House, respec- also oppose the bill, giving Democrats tively, against the N.C.
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