Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Sheryl McCarthy examines whether recent challenges to voting rights, redistricting, and civil rights protections signal a broader threat to American democracy. Constitutional law professor Gloria Browne-Marshall and political scientist Joseph Lowndes discuss the erosion of key safeguards, the role of the courts, and the political forces reshaping voting power in the United States. Together, they explore what citizens, activists, and institutions can do to defend democratic participation and equal representation.
0:00 — Is the Civil Rights Era Under Threat?
4:00 — How the Voting Rights Act Was Weakened
9:17 — Redistricting, Gerrymandering & Political Power
17:30 — Race, MAGA, and the Future of Democracy
19:24 — Can Democracy Be Defended?
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Guest List:
Gloria Browne-Marshall Professor of Constitutional Law, John Jay College/CUNY, Author of the "Voting Rights War"
Joseph Lowndes Professor of Political Science, Hunter College. Director of the Public Policy Program, Hunter College's Roosevelt House
First Air Date: 06-23-26
Host Sheryl McCarthy speaks with CUNY newsmakers, notables and experts about the issues of the day in this compelling half-hour series. Ms. McCarthy is a veteran journalist and Distinguished Lecturer of Journalism at Queens College.
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Sheryl McCarthy examines whether recent challenges to voting rights, redistricting, and civil rights protections signal a broader threat to American democracy. Constitutional law professor Gloria Browne-Marshall and political scientist Joseph Lowndes discuss the erosion of key safeguards, the role of the courts, and the political forces reshaping voting power in the United States. Together, they explore what citizens, activists, and institutions can do to defend democratic participation and equal representation.
0:00 — Is the Civil Rights Era Under Threat?
4:00 — How the Voting Rights Act Was Weakened
9:17 — Redistricting, Gerrymandering & Political Power
17:30 — Race, MAGA, and the Future of Democracy
19:24 — Can Democracy Be Defended?
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Guest List:
Gloria Browne-Marshall Professor of Constitutional Law, John Jay College/CUNY, Author of the "Voting Rights War"
Joseph Lowndes Professor of Political Science, Hunter College. Director of the Public Policy Program, Hunter College's Roosevelt House
First Air Date: 06-23-26
Host Sheryl McCarthy speaks with CUNY newsmakers, notables and experts about the issues of the day in this compelling half-hour series. Ms. McCarthy is a veteran journalist and Distinguished Lecturer of Journalism at Queens College.
Watch more One to One at http://www.tv.cuny.edu/show/onetoone
One to One's playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE218257BDC2BC8B6
Subscribe to the CUNY TV channel: bit.ly/2GmGb13
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