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"Black and brown Tennesseans make up 25% of the population. Now, every single one of Tennessee's nine congressional districts is majority white." @brotherjones.bsky.social & @timmiller.bsky.social on whether a state that strips its biggest cities of real representation can call itself a democracy.
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