Women’s March Elmira
@wmelmira
Official Twitter for the Women's March in Elmira, NY.
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15-08-2018 16:23:12
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The Fifteenth Amendment, granting Black men the right to vote, was ratified on this day in 1870. Yet, as we saw in Georgia this past election, voter suppression is real and it disproportionately affects Black men and communities of color. We must end barriers to the ballot box.
It’s pretty wild that the GOP can’t decide whether they’re going to run with the conspiracy theory that I’m secretly rich, or the exaggeration & mockery of my family’s struggle after my dad died during the financial crisis. Instead, they decide to defy logic and run with both.
As a person who actually worked for tips & hourly wages in my life, instead of having to learn about it 2nd-hand, I can tell you that most people want to be paid enough to live. A living wage isn’t a gift, it’s a right. Workers are often paid far less than the value they create.
White supremacists committed the largest # of extremist killings in 2017. What the President is saying here: “if you engage in violent acts of white supremacy, I will look the other way.” Understand that this is deliberate. This is why we can’t afford to sit on the sidelines.
Here’s a great story: While we’ve still got a lot of work to do to make college affordable for everyone, that didn’t stop Robert F. Smith from seizing an opportunity to make a difference. He’s erasing the student loan debt for this year’s Morehouse College grads. ajc.com/news/just-more…