Today we honor the legacy and celebrate the wonderful life of Congressman John Lewis a great man, hero of humankind. Rest In Peace Power and Prestige, Sir...
Thank you for your service, with love and respect!
Respect Empower Include Organize! This man, #PresidentBarackObama is the reason that I am #OFAAtlanta Chapter Lead for life. A true leader inspires people to be their best...
“One little boy, about 7 or 8, was separated from his father and did not know why... He believed that his dad was killed and he would also be killed.” The trauma this administration is causing is unimaginable. We must continue to fight this. #DontLookAway https://t.co/nZVzDPKHJp
Good morning. Although other events have distracted attention, Trump’s administration is still locking up children after separating them from their families & inflicting trauma that will have lasting effects. We are no longer consistently protesting this. https://t.co/MOQPXSSZPc
Yesterday’s ruling is a big win for North Carolina—and for all of us. Voters should choose their representatives, not the other way around. This win is proof that change is always within our reach, on gerrymandering, voting rights, and much more.
@PamParker7@LindseyGrahamSC I checked; too! It's listed as his official account. I'm disgusted that someone I actually once respected could turn so fast and fall so low. Lindsey is your mom alive? What would your grandma think of who you've become?
We just broke the record for the longest gap between increases in the federal minimum wage. We can't afford to wait any longer! Tell your Rep. to pass the #RaiseTheWage Act! 866-426-2631 https://t.co/KmG40ZqnMk #FightFor15
Today #SCOTUS ruled that partisan gerrymandering is beyond the reach of federal courts. We believe that every voter should have the ability to choose their politician and hold them accountable. Our fight for #fairmaps continues.
Read the opinion here:
https://t.co/hYoJcZdR0v
On Juneteenth, we celebrate our capacity to make real the promise of our founding, that thing inside each of us that says America is not yet finished, that compels all of us to fight for justice and equality until this country we love more closely aligns with our highest ideals.
Outside the Oval Office, I kept a painting of a small crowd huddled around a pocketwatch, waiting for the moment the Emancipation Proclamation took effect. On Juneteenth, we celebrate the anniversary of that news - freedom - reaching slaves in Texas. And something more:
“[Since the passage of the Voting Rights Act], not one of my counterparts—Rep. or Dem.—sought a citizenship question on the census since we recognized that it was unnecessary for vigorous enforcement of the act and would likely do more harm than good.” https://t.co/pI3tDNd8OH