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'It's gone too far': Black community in Opa-locka expresses outrage over new voting map
In Opa-locka, community members waited in the pews of New Generation Missionary Baptist Church – not for a regularly scheduled service, but for an emergency meeting about congressional redistricting.
On a recent evening, community members waited in the pews of the New Generation Missionary Baptist Church in Opa-locka — but not for a regularly scheduled service. They were there for an emergency meeting about Florida's congressional redistricting and its effects on Black representation.
The concerns stem from the decision last month by Florida’s Republican-controlled Legislature, led by Gov. Ron DeSantis, to redraw a new voting map that favors Republicans over Democrats. Republicans already hold 20 of Florida’s 28 U.S. House seats. …
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