Teaching should not be a life-threatening profession.
Educators should not need to be armed to feel safe in the classroom.
We must do more.
I continue to call on Congress to pass common-sense gun safety laws to protect our kids and our teachers.
With nearly 800 displaced immigrants arriving in Chicago in the past three weeks, we have a humanitarian crisis at the border and urgent needs here at home. Give from the heart to those seeking asylum, and continue demanding that our city truly create sanctuary for all families.
Please stop whatever you are doing to listen to (and share) this historic moment. The words of Judge Jackson resonate in defiance of cynicism, they grow from the deep roots of pain and struggle, and they usher forth a vision of hope in a better and more just America.