[2020 Election\Black Women]
Austin: “Black women have always been active and influential in civil rights groups and movements, but they were largely excluded from leadership roles. Now they’re not just organizing, they’re leading as well.”
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[VP Pick 2020]
News Observer: “Potential running mates for Biden are U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris of California, U.S. Rep. Val Demings of Florida, former U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth.”
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[“Speaking Truth To Empower”]
Ponder this: when have we ever seen any party, Democrat or Republican, attack a candidate running under their banner for president as Democrats have done so strenuously against Sanders?
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[Gun Violence\Control]
Rep. Barbara Lee: “Every day, more and more people across the country are victimized by gun violence…“The fact that – until recently – experts couldn’t even research gun violence because the NRA and gun lobby forbid it is despicable.”
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[State of The Union]
Rep. Nydia Velazquez: “While Donald Trump inherited a strong economy from President Obama, his Administration has done little to expand on this opportunity and create additional, sustained prosperity.”
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[Foreign Policy\Iran]
Sen. Bernie Sanders: “Our Founding Fathers understood that it was only too easy for a president to lead the country into a disastrous military conflict. That is why they gave the exclusive power over war and peace to the people’s elected representatives…President Trump does not have the right to go to war with Iran without authorization from the representatives of the American people.
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[Education\2020 Elections]
AFT President Randi Weingarten: “Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s plan for our nation’s public schools would be a game changer for our public schools and the 90 percent of America’s students who attend them. Like so many of the other candidates’ education plans we have praised, this one is bold and thorough and lays out tangible steps and resources that are critical for all students to thrive. What distinguishes this plan is that it is obvious it’s drawn through the lens of someone who has spent time as a teacher in a classroom.”
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[Criminal Justice News]
Eric Garner mother will travel to Capitol Hill, with Rev. Al Sharpton, to speak with lawmakers in the aftermath of the DOJ’s decision not to file charges against Officer Daniel Pantaleo…
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