‘Where can we find hope?’: your questions about the US supreme court’s voting rights decision answered

Guardian reporters Fabiola Cineas and Adria Walker held a Reddit Q&A about Louisiana v Callais – here’s a rundown

In April, the supreme court’s decision in Louisiana v Callais struck a massive blow to the Voting Rights Act, eliminating a key provision that gave minority voters representation in Congress.

Within days of the decision, Republican-led states in the south moved to redraw congressional maps to erase majority-Black districts. Some of those maps have already gone into effect ahead of the midterms.

Guardian reporters Fabiola Cineas and Adria Walker have been on the ground talking to Black voters, affected congresspeople and activists fighting back in the south.

Fabiola and Adria answered your questions about their reporting and experiences. Read the Q&A below.