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@NAACP 19th President & CEO, Activist, Leader & Mississippian
May 27, 2022 7 tweets 2 min read
.@POTUS, canceling $10,000 in student loan debt is like pouring a bucket of ice water on a forest fire.

Here’s why (a thread): 1. Black Americans are the only people who have student debt higher than their median annual income. $10,000 in cancelation would not place their student debt lower than their annual income: educationdata.org/student-loan-d…
Aug 17, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
Democracy is under attack. Communities of color across the country are being silenced. Our vote, our most precious, sacred right, is being stripped away one state at a time. Congress has got to pass federal voting rights legislation, and must do so urgently. (1/3) Let us be clear, we will continue to cause #goodtrouble, #necessarytrouble, until the White House and Congress get this done. The clock on American democracy is ticking. (2/3)