Cory Booker spoke at the Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, SC this morning. His speech was on gun violence and the rising tide of hatred & white nationalism. Reminder: The Emanuel terrorist killed nine people & told victims that African Americans were “taking over the nation.”
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"Hate crimes in America are increasing. Anti-Semitism and Islamophobia are on the rise. The majority of terrorist attacks in this country since 9/11 have been perpetrated by right-wing extremists here at home, and the majority of those have been white supremacists." -
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"...the real question isn't who is/isn't a racist, but who is & isn't doing something about it... It’s not enough to say I’m not a racist. We must be anti-racism. There is no neutrality in this fight. You are either an agent of justice or you are contributing to the problem."pic.twitter.com/BatA84yl3P
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"Dr. King once said, 'It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can keep him from lynching me...' And we can act to legislate safety even if we cannot legislate love. We must act to prevent people who should not have guns from getting them." -
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"We must act to get weapons of war off our streets, out of our grocery stores/bars/temples/churches/schools by banning assault weapons once & for all. This is common sense. We’ve done it for cars. We can do it for guns. We must require federal licensing for guns in America..."pic.twitter.com/4fvr3G06aQ
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