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“The wrong message to send” on #Junteenth, @ericadamsfornyc says of @AndrewYang and @KGforNYC campaigning together yesterday, adding that the coalition was meant to stop a Black or Latino person from winning the NYC mayoral election. @NY1
On the Yang/Garcia coalition, former New York governor David Paterson says RCV “enables candidates to manipulate the process in a way that defies the will of the voters.”
Ashley Sharpton says it “is a cynical attempt by Garcia and Yang to disenfranchise Black voters.” And more 👇🏼
Ashley Sharpton says it “is a cynical attempt by Garcia and Yang to disenfranchise Black voters.” And more 👇🏼
“We didn’t march in the streets all summer last year and organize for generations just so that some Rich businessman and bureaucrat who don’t relate to the masses can steal the election from us. Disgusting.” @TheRevAl’s daughter adds.
Emancipation Park in Houston was purchased by Freedmen in 1872. It has hosted #Juneteenth celebrations like the one these lovely ladies participated in ever since. #CiteBlackWomen 
The women in the photograph are Martha and Pinkie Yates. Their buggy, decorated with fresh flowers, is #Juneteenth parade ready!
Happy #Junteenth! Today, Protect Democracy is proud to endorse H.R. 40 To Create a Federal Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals! There are many reasons we think this commission is important to our democracy. Here are a few: #Juneteenth2019
As H.R. 40 states, “following the abolition of slavery the United States Government, at the Federal, State, and local level, continued to perpetuate, condone and often profit from practices that continued to brutalize and disadvantage African-Americans..." #Juneteenth2019
This history is not history; it is part of our present. As a result of African slavery and discrimination, African-Americans have suffered disproportionate disadvantages in education, finance, housing, employment, criminal justice, and political power. #Juneteenth2019
