Eleven years ago, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was pursued, shot, and killed by an armed vigilante while walking home from a Florida convenience store. Trayvon’s family will never receive justice—in part because of Florida’s Shoot First law, which essentially makes murder legal. #flapol
RT for those who are waking up to news that so-called Christian leaders dumped a group of migrants, poorly clothed against the cold & with no plans in front of the VP's residence last night. If you're as appalled as I am, here's a link to support one of the groups helping them.
Today I introduced a bill to prevent hedge funds and private equity investors from gobbling up residential housing stock. They are driving up rents and the cost of housing for working families. It must end!
Our democracy is on the ballot.
If we want to build on the progress that @JoeBiden and Democrats have made so far, then we’re going to need everybody to make their voices heard on Tuesday.
Show up. Vote on November 8th. Encourage your friends, family, neighbors to join you.
In 1807, Omar ibn Said, a Muslim scholar, was stolen from Senegal & sold into slavery in America. He left behind an autobiography written in Arabic.
To mark the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition, a thread on the remarkable story of Omar…
Today is a very solemn moment for the United States.
The Supreme Court expressly took away a Constitutional right from the American people that it had already recognized. They simply took it away. That's never been done to a right that is so important to so many Americans.
This fall, we must elect more senators and representatives who will codify a woman’s right to choose into federal law. We need to elect more state leaders to protect this right at the local level. We need to restore the protections of Roe as law of the land.