In 2024, we filed a lawsuit challenging a racially discriminatory electoral map in DeSoto County. Black residents comprise more than 30% of the Desoto County population yet have zero representation in the five governmental bodies that manage the services that impact the day to day lives of the county's more than 191,000 residents. Today is the first day of our trial and we are fighting to ensure Black DeSoto County Mississippians are given a fair chance to elect representatives of their choice.
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