The eight also stand out as collectively far more white than the Maryland they have come to represent, the 2010 Census showed. Just a quarter of the state’s representatives are African American even though minorities, most of them blacks, now make up nearly half of the state’s population.
Maryland’s legislative black caucus has endorsed a strategy to protect incumbents’ districts while “preserving and strengthening” the two that are represented by African Americans. A grass-roots group in Prince George’s County, backed by the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, says that’s not good enough.
GO HERE to see an excellent graphic of the potential impact of redistricting on Maryland’s incumbent members of Congress.
4 comments:
districts should be as close to squares as possible
the only consideration should be number of people
this gerrymandering for special interest/political parties needs to be stopped, its contrary to the constitution.
Typical Democrats they're only worried about race and tenure and don't care about the citizens and the fact Maryland has the highest unemployment rate in the country.
All districts need to be the county boundry, Period. Then there is no flim-flam going on.
I'm so tired of hearing these stupid issues about black representation. P.G. county is a corrupt county and should withdraw from the state. The NAACP is also corrupt , they have stolen from their own people and will continue until these people wake up. Of course , they won't . it's in the culture.
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