Activists in Mobile, Alabama, fought last year for a redistricting map that would give voters the opportunity to elect a majority-Black council for the first time, representative of the city's diversity. Now the city's mayor is proposing to annex predominantly white areas west of the city which would bring in 26,000 new residents and change the city's demographic. “Naturally, adding more white voters and fewer Black voters would reduce the proportion of Black voters in the city, making it more difficult for Black voters to elect their candidates of choice,” said Jack Genberg, senior staff attorney for the SPLC's Voting Rights Practice Group. Click the #LinkInBio to learn more.