Peaceful protests against racial injustice are critical for the nation’s progress and help to keep law enforcement in check, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., said Friday, FOX News reports. Harris said in a speech during the NAACP’s national convention: “Nothing that we have achieved that has been about progress, in particular around civil rights, has come without a fight, and […]
Progressive lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) responded to a tweet by the Washington Redskins NFL team showing their support for #BlackOutTuesday. The redskins tweeted: #BlackOutTuesday pic.twitter.com/HANYZN6BXN — Washington Redskins (@Redskins) June 2, 2020 AOC replied “Want to really stand for racial justice? Change your name.” AOC’s tweet has now been liked over half a million times. […]
Yahoo reports U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will co-chair a climate change panel for presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, giving him a prominent liberal voice that could help garner his party’s full support. Ocasio-Cortez, who had backed fellow liberal U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders’ bid for the Democratic nomination, will co-head the climate policy group Biden […]