I was always the only person of color in every room I was in. Interns become staffers. Staffers shape policy. Shirley Chisholm once said, “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.” #CongressSoWhite
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In college, I was selected to serve as a hill intern through a program for low income students of color. I was so marginalized as an AfroLatina that I didn’t understand the need for programs like these until I arrived in DC. #congresssowhite (Thread)https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-south-carolina-democrat-weighs-endorsing-in-2020-primary-11561023006 …
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@StenyHoyer doesn’t represent us. A commitment to equity is a commitment to representation.Show this thread
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