Like so many in our community, I am horrified and dismayed by police brutality against Black Americans and other people of color, and the lack of accountability for such egregious actions. (1/6)
The murders of George Floyd & Breonna Taylor have reignited a critical movement to demand police accountability, racial justice, & and end to pervasive, systemic racism in our country. I know the important responsibility & opportunity I have to help advance this work in MA. (2/6)
We've made important progress in recent years in Mass. to address racial justice, including a sweeping criminal justice reform bill and the #StudentOpportunityAct that makes a historic investment in public schools, targeted mostly for students in communities of color. (3/6)
However, we can and must do more as long as racial disparities persist in our criminal justice system, law enforcement, housing, healthcare, education, environment, jobs, and other areas. (4/6)
I’m proud to support the members of the MA Black & Latino Caucus (s/o @SoniaChangDiaz!) who released a 10-point plan to address police violence, increase accountability & advance racial justice. I will fight alongside them to implement this agenda. (5/6)
senatorjasonlewis.com/2020/06/03/mbl…
I also welcome your ideas and proposals. As Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” We have a lot of work to do together! (6/6)
#BlackLivesMatter #mapoli
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