NPR Interviews Steve Cohen, the White Guy Who Represents a Majority-Black District

NPR Interviews Steve Cohen, the White Guy Who Represents a Majority-Black District

On Friday’s All Things Considered, NPR aired a seven-minute interview lamenting Republican redistricting with a man who’s rarely considered. They interviewed Rep. Steve Cohen, Democrat of Memphis, who is a white man who’s long represented a majority-black district. The online headline had drama: “Tennessee Democrat speaks about his erased district.” Anchor Ailsa Chang apologized in this question: AILSA CHANG: Let me ask you -- and forgive me for…

AOC Says Black Representatives Are Being Wiped Out In Tennessee, Forgets Dem Steve Cohen Is White

AOC criticizes TN redistricting but overlooks white Dem Steve Cohen in black-majority district.