All Roads Lead To The South: Pop Up Substack Live with Alabama Representative Terri Sewell

When two Southern women get together to talk politics and voting rights, you know you’re going to get to hear all of the tea, so I’m delighted that my Congresswoman, Terri Sewell, TSewell here on Substack, can join us tonight to discuss not just the rabid racial gerrymanders Republican legislatures in the South are rushing to put in place, but what WE ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT! We’ll go live at 8 pm ET.

In the wake of Callais, as we’ve been discussing this week, the Supreme Court couldn’t wait to give Alabama permission to go back to using maps it called illegal just three years ago. The means cutting out Alabama’s second Black opportunity district, which the Court just said Alabama had to have. That’s the district represented by my former DOJ colleague Shomari Figures. Alabama’s Attorney General Steve Marshall and some of the Republicans in the legislature have gone further, saying they’d like to do away altogether with Black representation in Congress.

Our response? All Roads Lead to the South.

There will be a major protest in Alabama this Saturday, conducted in both Montgomery and Selma, the heart of the district Congresswoman Sewell represents.

National Day of Action for Voting Rights - Same Fight, New Generation
Selma and Montgomery, Alabama

Saturday, May 16

I’m overwhelmed by how many people, in-state and out of state, have reached out to tell me they’re attending. Everyone is welcome! And if you’re not able to travel, you can still participate. Info here.

Terri and will discuss the protest, the situation in Congress, and more tonight. If you’ve got questions for us, drop them in the chat:

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See you tonight at 8 pm ET.

We’re in this together,

Joyce

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