The past is not the past. The past is never dead. We are living now. The past is still with us.

John Conyers needs to be recognized today for his commitment to justice and to the memory of the race massacre.

If we can't fully account for one of the worst incidents of racial violence in the United States, then who are we as a people and what does this country actually stand for?

It is the belief in America that Dred Scott is not the law of the land, but the Black man does have rights that America must respect.

The plight of Black Tulsans is not their own will to survive, but the government's unwillingness to fully support their survival.

We suffer in Tulsa. I don't know--he is not from Tulsa. I am from Tulsa.

If we don't learn from history, we are doomed to repeat it.

We are asking to be treated as full human beings.

I thank my most capable and socially aware counsel to my subcommittee, the Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, who brought this issue to my attention long before the tragedy in Atlanta, the attacks that have…

Restoring access to these programs is critical in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn.

These policies disproportionately harm people of color and women, and especially the families and children of the formerly incarcerated.

Ensuring affordable access to food for all groups is a critical issue for my constituents in Memphis and the American people.