[John Lewis\NAACP\LDF]
Sherrilyn Ifill: “I don’t know of another leader in this country with the moral standing of Rep. John Lewis.”
Lisa Cylar Barrett: “The passing of Representative Lewis leaves a void in our country and in our halls of government.”
Photo: Twitter
Dr Martin Luther King Jr
NAACP’S Legal Defense Fund Mourns Loss of John Lewis
NAN To Honor Eric Garner and Civil Rights Icon John Lewis
[Eric Garner\John Lewis]
National Action Network (NAN) will recognize the historic life of Congressman and Civil Rights legend John Lewis while commemorating the sixth anniversary of the murder of Eric Garner.
Photo: YouTube
Way Forward: In Addition To Justice We Will Need Reconciliation
[Racial Reconciliation]
Green: “To see change, we must be active at the federal, state, and local levels to enable leadership that aligns with our values and implements policies that reflect the communities we represent.”
Photo: Jason Green
Senator Bernie Sanders Calls For 10 Percent Reduction in Military Budget
[National Defense Authorization Act]
Sanders: “At this pivotal moment in American history, we have to make a fundamental decision. Do we want to spend billions more on endless wars in the Middle East, or do we want to provide decent jobs to millions of unemployed Americans here at home?”
Photo: YouTube
NY-16 Congressional Challenger Bowman: Make Juneteenth a National Holiday
[Jamaal Bowman\NY-16\Juneteenth]
Bowman: “Making Juneteenth a national holiday would be just one step, albeit a significant one, in a larger effort to root out the racism that’s been part of this country since the very beginning.’
Photo: YouTube
TOM STEYER ON GEORGE FLOYD: “THE RECKLESS KILLING OF BLACK PEOPLE MUST STOP”
[George Floyd Murder\Tom Steyer]
Steyer: “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke of the two Americas — one full of equity, prosperity, and opportunity; the other, rooted in indignity, inhumanity, and despair. The killing of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis Police has laid bare these inequities.”
Photo: YouTube
CHARLES AND INEZ BARRON: “RACE STILL MATTERS DURING CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC”
[COVID-19\American Racism]
Barrons: “Race is always a factor in American life for Black and Brown communities…Black and Brown communities are suffering disproportionately with some of the highest number of cases of novel coronavirus infections and fatalities.”
Photo: YouTube
