Barbara Lee: “That is right. It was an embarrassment, and it was a stigma on us. Welfare queens, that is what they tried to call us.”

Well, Congresswoman Sewell, let me just say thank you. I want to make sure everyone knows you represent Selma, Alabama. She represents the heart and soul of the civil rights movement. Terri Sewell has put Selma and its aspirations and its…

The gun violence crisis playing out in real time.

I strongly support Oakland’s ban on coal and will continue to fight against any attempts to bring coal shipments through our city.

Gun violence has stolen the life of a man who dedicated himself to building up the young people of this city. We cannot accept this. We cannot let guns continue flooding our streets and destroying the very people trying to save our…