COMPACTING BLACK ELECTORAL DISTRICTS DIMINISHES BLACK POWER

http://ballotpedia.org/Missouri's_5th_Congressional_District This is my Congressional district, served by Rev. Emanuel Cleaver for years, and Alan Wheat before him, with a white female serving briefly between these two black men. This district is only 21% black. Just goes to show that compacting blacks into one congressional district, like the 1st district in St. Louis, and elsewhere, diminishes black voting strength, while strengthening others' who care less than nothing about blacks. This gerrymandered dilution of black voting power hurts on both state and federal levels. Barack Obama was twice elected President, and his base is the less--than--20 % black, oppressed minority in America. Wise up, my people. Do the math!