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Tennessee's Republican House Speaker removed all committee assignments for Democratic lawmakers as punishment for their protests against a new congressional map that dismantles a majority-Black district, a decision condemned by Democrats as a retaliatory act of racial discrimination and abuse of power. #VotingRights #Redistricting #PoliticalDiscrimination #US

Tennessee's Republican House Speaker disciplined Democratic lawmakers by stripping them of all committee assignments following their protests against a new congressional map dismantling a Black-majority district, which critics compare to Jim Crow-era racial discrimination and view as an attempt to flip the seat in favor of Republicans for the upcoming midterm elections. #VotingRights #PoliticalDiscrimination #CivilRights #US

The Tennessee General Assembly approved a new congressional map that divides Memphis, diluting Black voter representation to solidify Republican control, following a Supreme Court ruling that complicates the creation of majority-minority districts; this controversial move has sparked protests and ignited a legal battle ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. #Redistricting #VotingRights #PoliticalDiscrimination #US #TN #LA #GA #MS