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  1. Nov 6
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    I support H.R.40 to study and develop reparations proposals. Cash payment is an insufficient remedy.

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  2. Nov 2

    As the sponsor of , a bill to establish a commission to study and develop reparation proposals, I am excited to appear by video in Charleston, once known as the US’s slave trade capital, at today’s forum on reparations, one of many in a national dialogue.

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  3. Oct 30

    Joined my sister and brother & back home in to talk , , & how my faith grounds me and guides me during these unprecedented times. All new episode of out this morning →

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  4. Oct 29

    was a civil rights pioneer & progressive giant. He led the MLK holiday bill, reparations and universal single-payer healthcare. A founding member of the , he was a wise mentor to me and many others. I will miss him greatly.

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  5. Oct 28

    Congressman Conyers was a civil rights pioneer & progressive giant. He led the MLK holiday bill, reparations & universal single-payer healthcare. A founding member of the CBC, he was a wise mentor to me & many others. I will miss him greatly. My condolences to his wife & 2 sons.

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  6. Oct 22

    It is atrocious that the President would refer to one of the most horrifying, violent practices of white supremacists to pretend he is a victim of anything but his own actions. Take this moment to learn abt this dark history,& why we should support the Commission on Reparations.

    I want you all to read “Lynch Law” by Ida B. Wells, the Black woman activist who forced America to reckon with her own racial terror, to understand why is not a term to toss haphazardly.
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  7. Sep 24

    ...Inter-American Commission on its history of human rights, for its discussion of reparations and HR 40. This topic is important to discuss, and in civil society to be heard in support of reparations and commission. The path to reparations begins with an apology for this...

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  8. Sep 16

    . ALC’s a hybrid of a TedTalk, church revival & family reunion. Where else can you talk reparations, maternal mortality & legal system reform substantively then break to do the electric slide to Beyone's Before I Let Go alongside some of the brightest minds in our country

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  9. Sep 16

    ...nation, with words that harm the people of this great country, it is time for the acknowledgment of that tragic incident to draw Americans together, to discuss racial reconciliation and to recognize the importance of , a commission to study reparations proposals...

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  10. Sep 12

    Starting now. Please feel free to stop by if you are in DC today.

    If you’re in DC today, join me for my special panel on , including my cosponsorship of . 1:30PM EDT Rm. 143BC at the Convention Center. African American Economics, the Debt That is Owed: Solutions to close the racial wealth gap.
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  11. Sep 12

    If you’re in DC today, join me for my special panel on , including my cosponsorship of . 1:30PM EDT Rm. 143BC at the Convention Center. African American Economics, the Debt That is Owed: Solutions to close the racial wealth gap.

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  12. Aug 27

    This month, as we commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in America, it was important to join to discuss , my legislation to establish a commission to study reparations.

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  13. Aug 23

    On International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade & its Abolition, we remember that slavery will forever be a stain on our history. That’s why I support reparations for Black Americans who have been & continue to be disproportionately wronged by our country’s policies.

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  14. Aug 23

    Today marks the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition. As we observe the 400th anniversary of the first Africans brought here to be enslaved, my support is stronger than ever for , the reparations commission study.

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  15. Aug 15

    Targeted reparations as investments in jobs and education in communities of color left behind are necessary to overcome historical wrongs.

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  16. Aug 10

    in 1988, President Reagan signed the , granting reparations & a formal apology for the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII. While our history has not been perfect, we can make strides to right past wrongs & continue to form a more perfect union.

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  17. Aug 6

    A young state rep in NH told me he favors reparations for a simple reason: “We need to invest in black communities because our past policies of Jim Crow and redlining explicitly disinvested there.”

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  18. Jul 31

    Today is the 400th anniversary of the 1st enslaved Africans landing in America. We had 246 years of slavery followed by a century of JimCrow. That’s why I was proud passing our nation’s 1st apology, H Res 194 in 2008 and why I proudly held the first hearing on .

    Today was deeply transformative. We saw the horrors of slavery & humbly walked through the “Door of Return” w/a renewed sense of purpose to fight injustice & inequality everywhere. We honored the rich traditions of Ghana & thanked the Paramount Chiefs for our enduring friendship.
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  19. Jul 30

    If you haven’t yet dove into the discussion on reparations, this is a great place to start. ⬇️

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    Required viewing: watch Ta-Nehisi Coate’s powerful congressional testimony in support of reparations for slavery.
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  20. Jul 29

    This was one of my 1st acts in Congress. When we conceived this government and said all men were created equal we didn't in fact make all men equal. We must keep working to be a more perfect union. Acknowledging our collective sins is a crucial step in that process.

    On this day in 2008, the U.S. House of Representatives apologized for slavery and racial segregation. stated, "Slavery and Jim Crow are stains upon what is the greatest nation on the face of the earth." He was absolutely right.
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