KCUR NPR: Kansas City workers call redistricting plan an attack on rights of minority voters

Hundreds of workers and civil rights leaders in Kansas City expressed anger over efforts to redraw congressional maps to favor Republicans. Advocates say they're working to keep the same from happening to Missouri, even as President Trump declares that the state "is now IN."

Over 500 people lined rows of chairs and sat on the floor in the Local 124 hall of the I.B.E.W. union in south Kansas City on Wednesday night, to express their anger and worry that many of their basic rights would be affected if Missouri’s congressional map is redrawn to favor Republicans.

46-year-old Terrence Wise, with Missouri Workers Center and Stand Up Kansas City was there.

“Workers like myself and folks in the community look at it as more than just some maps being redrawn," he said.

You can read the full article on NPR here.