There are moments when history moves so fast that distraction becomes dangerous. Last week was one of those moments. While much of Memphis and Shelby County were pulled into the familiar rhythms of election analysis, political frustration, and personality-driven debate, something far more consequential was unfolding in Nashville.
Tennessee’s recent congressional redistricting effort, including the dismantling and cracking of Memphis’s former Congressional District 9, comes on the heels of recent Supreme Court decisions that further weakened key protections of the Voting Rights Act, making it significantly harder to challenge racial
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