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CODE Red Redistricting
North Carolinians Deserve Fair Maps
Since Black American men first received the constitutional right to vote in 1870, there have been a plethora of challenges and obstructions to keep this basic feature of our citizenship from being fully accessed. Over the last 10 years, that challenge has taken the form of gerrymandering or creating ultra-biased voting districts which dilute the power of the Black vote.
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In 2021, NCBA joined the fight against gerrymandering by launching our CODE RED Redistricting Education program. The initiative offered training and resources to help our community understand and monitor the redistricting process and become more effective advocates for fair maps. Spearheaded by Special Programs Coordinator, Reggie Weaver, our municipal-level voter education efforts were the centerpiece of our redistricting program. The five-part webinar training series, which took place in the Spring, taught participants the history of the struggle for fair and equitable elections and how to do their part to support local voters. The training series broadened our base of community advocates for redistricting, situating our efforts strategically for the upcoming midterms.
Though participants in the program have included some elected officials and those involved in redistricting work for many years, most participants are community members who are new to the process and want to learn more. CODE RED impacts our work by deepening the impact on local redistricting processes and by helping us make the language about redistricting relevant to everyday people.
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VIRTUAL EVENTS
MAY-JUNE
