It's a majority African American city. Over 75% has historically been that. And historically, for the last 80 years, they've had a black member of Congress, at least one. Today, under the new redistricting plan in Michigan, this 75% African American city [Detroit] has no black member of Congress. which is shocking. Right. Here's why. When they're trying to create a certain number of districts to benefit their party, they will crack urban populations and draw them out into the suburbs. (08:13–08:22)
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Asserts that Detroit, a majority African American city, currently has no black member of Congress due to redistricting.
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