Tennessee Legislature Redraws Congressional Map, Dismantling Nashville’s Majority-Black District
The Tennessee General Assembly, controlled by a Republican supermajority, officially passed a new congressional redistricting map this week that systematically dismantles the state’s only majority-Black district. By splitting Nashville—the heart of the 5th Congressional District—into three separate districts, state lawmakers have effectively diluted the political influence of minority voters in a move that has drawn…