How predominantly Black areas in 6 states have been split up by redistricting

How predominantly Black areas in 6 states have been split up by redistricting

The mid-decade partisan redistricting battle, which President Trump initiated last year, was supercharged by a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakening the Voting Rights Act. The redistricting so far has had a particular impact on majority-Black and plurality-Black congressional districts in Republican-led states. In several of the GOP-led states that have redrawn maps — Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee and North Carolina — Black commu…