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

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 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