Supreme Court paves the way for largest-ever drop in Black representation in Congress

from Morning Edition · host Hansi Lo Wang

By weakening Voting Rights Act protections against racial discrimination in redistricting, the Supreme Court has paved the way for the largest-ever drop in representation by Black members of Congress.

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