Tennessee Republicans have proposed a congressional map that divides Memphis, a majority-Black city, into multiple districts to dilute the state's lone Democratic seat.

#Republicans Unveil Map Carving Up #Tennessee’s Majority #Black #House District The General Assembly is expected to quickly approve the map, which slices up Memphis, a majority-Black city that makes up most of the state’s lone #Democratic district. #law #ElectionLaw #SCOTUS #VotingRights #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #TNpol #USpol https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/gop-memphis-tennessee-house-map.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

#Tennessee #Republicans on Wednesday proposed a congressional map aimed at diluting the state’s lone majority #Black district, a swift response to last week’s #SCOTUS ruling that weakened a landmark #VotingRights #law. The new map slices #Memphis, a majority-Black city, & #ShelbyCounty into 3 districts & likely will give Republicans the ability to flip Tennessee’s lone remaining Democratic seat. #ElectionLaw #redistricting #gerrymandering #RacialGerrymandering #RepresentationMatters #USpol

Tennessee Republicans approve map carving up majority-Black US House district https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/07/politics/tennessee-redistricting-republicans-steve-cohen-us-house?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Politics @politics-CNN

Republicans Unveil Map Carving Up Tennessee's Majority-Black House District (Emily Cochrane/New York Times) https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/gop-memphis-tennessee-house-map.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gVA.fNqb.8u-OGrTepyEz&smid=nytcore-ios-share http://www.memeorandum.com/260506/p44#a260506p44

Tennessee Republicans Unveil New Congressional Map Carving Up Majority-Black House District https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/gop-memphis-tennessee-house-map.html

Tennessee Republicans pass new map erasing majority-Black US House district | Reuters https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/tennessee-republicans-pass-new-map-erasing-majority-black-us-house-district-2026-05-07/ > Tennessee Republicans on Thursday approved a new congressional map dismantling a majority-Black U.S. House district centered on Memphis, as several other Southern states seek to leverage last week's U.S. Supreme Court decision that severely weakened the landmark Voting Rights Act.

Tennessee Republicans advance new congressional map eliminating the state’s only Democratic-held district, targeting a majority-Black district in Memphis. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling and mirrors redistricting efforts in LA, AL, and SC. #redistricting #politics https://wesearch.press/s/republicans-poised-to-vote-on-new-house-map-that-would-erase-9587cc45?utm_source=social&utm_medium=auto&utm_campaign=mastodon

Republicans Unveil Map Carving Up Tennessee’s Majority-Black House District https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/us/gop-memphis-tennessee-house-map.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gVA.3_Es._VZxvesKFnCT&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Tennessee Republicans pass map erasing majority-Black district Tennessee Republicans approved a new congressional map dismantling a majority-Black US House district centered on Memphis, as several other Southern states seek to leverage last week's Supreme Court decision that severely weakened the Voting Rights Act. #tennessee #usa #redistricting #supremecourt #unitedstates #votingrightsact #republicans #democrats #election #News #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here:… https://fllics.com/en/video/tennessee-republicans-pass-map-erasing-majority-black-district/