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On the recordFebruary 11, 2025
We find ourselves in a moment of emboldened white supremacy and anti-Black racism, and a weaponized Supreme Court that is actively gutting protections and progress that has been made.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley highlights the current state of racial injustice and legal challenges to civil rights.

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