Today would have been George Boyer Vashon’s birthday. He was the first African American lawyer to practice law in the state of New York. Among other things he was a great scholar, poet, and abolitionist. He became one of the founding fathers of Howard University. Remember both!
Today would have been Emmett Till’s 78th birthday. Yet his life was cut short when he was just 14. Lynching is still not considered a federal hate crime to this day. I have a bill to make it one. It's time we confronted this dark part of our nation's history and right this wrong.
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Thanks Rose, my goal is not to antagonize Senator Harris, rather; it is to unite Americans, ALL Americans. I grew up in the ghetto in Oakland, CA. Black community raised me. Proud of my roots and
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Yeah, we have a lot of lynching every day. It's 2019, not 1919.
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That is an absurd statement. Lynchings do happen. Not many but do. And not considered a hate crime still?? It’s a simple & should have been law.
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Murder is a crime irrespective how it is carried out. Lynching is heinous as is every murder.
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And on this same day, 3
#OleMiss students have been suspended from their fraternity house and face a Justice Department examination after posing with guns in front of a bullet-riddled sign honoring Emmett Till. https://www.mississippicir.org/mississippi-news/emmett-till-sign … -
What a gross thing to do
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This is how nations heal & unify - it's what I like about you (amongst many other things) is you have a genuine focus & desire to bring people together.
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She has so much going for her. I am so impressed!
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