April 29, 2026politicalredistrictingBlack districtsMississippipolitical
White calls for eliminating Mississippi majority-Black congressional district
Mississippi State Auditor Shad White publicly calls for redrawing Mississippi's congressional districts to eliminate the state's only majority-Black seat. White states: \"This likely opens the door to redrawing Mississippi's congressional districts. Mississippi might no longer have a district drawn to protect Bennie Thompson.\"