New Orleans Data News Weekly, June 23, 2021, Future of Housing Depends on Drawing Fairer Maps
Andreanecia Morris’ passion for housing has made her one of New Orleans’ most ardent advocates of redistricting.
It seems a stretch – redistricting is that once-in-a-decade process when states, counties and cities get to redraw district lines that determine where people vote. But ultimately, Morris argues, redistricting is about whether your vote counts and that in turn determines where you live and even whether you get a place to call home
Morris runs HousingNOLA, which she helped found in 2014 to improve housing conditions and expand the quantity of affordable housing in the city.
She also serves on the board of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition. She has spent decades as an activist building collaborations to promote housing with government agencies and community advocates.
