No, the Voting Rights Act is not in danger

How many times have you heard that Republicans want to "disenfranchise" minority voters? Or that the conservatives on the Supreme Court have "gutted" the Voting Rights Act? Or that Congress might not "renew" its protections? Or that states that require voter ID or reduce the numbers of days of early voting are part of an attack on voting rights?
If you are unfamiliar with the specifics of the Voting Rights Act (VRA), the "voting rights are under attack" narrative may have seeped into your consciousness. But the truth does not even remotely resemble what you have likely heard. If the issue of voting rights were fairly reported, none of the following would come as a surprise: