Calif. redistricting maps draw angry response

The African-American Redistricting Collaborative, an advocacy group fighting to protect Black representation in the redrawing of California's political map...

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The African-American Redistricting Collaborative, an advocacy group fighting to protect Black representation in the redrawing of California’s political map, is holding a press conference Thursday to protest what it sees as the “evisceration of traditional African-American communities.”

Redistricting takes place every 10 years following the census and involves the drawing of political lines that make up California’s Assembly, Senate, Board of Equalization and Congressional districts.

Following the passage of Prop. 11 in 2008 and Prop. 20 in 2010, a new independent redistricting commission took over the task previously reserved for lawmakers and their designees.

The new 14 commissioners are currently engaged in drawing the lines — which are dependent on the final Census numbers — and will be holding a number of hearings around the state to receive public input.

Calling the redistricting the “evisceration of traditional African-American communities” was the AARC’s Marqueece Harris-Dawson, who will be spearheading the briefing at 10 a.m. at the California African American Museum in Exposition Park.

Its member organizations include AGENDA/SCOPE, Community Coalition of South Los Angeles, the Greenlining Institute, the Los Angeles Urban League, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the West Angeles Community Development Corporation.

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