Redistricting the Future: Race, Power, and Rocky Mount

Apostle Matt Tillery talks with Reuben Blackwell, Rocky Mount city councilman and OIC President/CEO, about redistricting and the 1983 Voting Rights Act case, the city’s progress in public safety and housing, and the spiritual and historical forces shaping local politics.The conversation balances practical civic updates—fire department accreditation, downtown and housing revitalization, and OIC’s redevelopment work—with a faith-centered call to stand for justice, pray, and persevere through spiritual and political challenges.