Tennessee redistricting fight intensifies as Memphis leaders warn of ‘attack on Black political power’

Just hours after laying a colleague to rest, Memphis lawmakers — now effectively a man down in the Tennessee General Assembly — gathered to confront what they call a new threat to Black political power: a push to redraw the state’s congressional map. That warning came shortly before Republican Gov. Bill Lee called a special […]

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May 4, 2026 - 23:38
Tennessee redistricting fight intensifies as Memphis leaders warn of ‘attack on Black political power’
Just hours after laying a colleague to rest, Memphis lawmakers — now effectively a man down in the Tennessee General Assembly — gathered to confront what they call a new threat to Black political power: a push to redraw the state’s congressional map. That warning came shortly before Republican Gov. Bill Lee called a special […]
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