Education advocacy group Stand for Children is speaking out on efforts by the state’s GOP supermajority to oppress Black voters in Memphis.

Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District is anchored in Memphis and has been one of the South’s strongest Black-majority districts for decades. On May 7, Tennessee Republicans passed new congressional maps that carve Memphis into three separate districts stretching deep into rural, conservative Middle Tennessee. That’s a textbook “cracking” tactic: it dilutes Black voting power and turns one safe Democratic seat into three Republican-leaning ones.

And even if you don’t live in Memphis, this should concern everyone in Tennessee. When politicians can redraw maps to silence communities they don’t agree with, it threatens democracy and fair representation for all of us.

In response to this blatant attack on our rights, Southern states are coming together in Montgomery for a National Voting Rights Day of Action. Bus to Montgomery on Saturday, May 16 to demand justice, representation, and democracy for our people!

Buses are leaving from Nashville and Memphis to Montgomery early Saturday morning. This fight is far from over – save your spot on the bus and share as widely as you can!

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