[1]Justice Democrats

John,

As a Black woman in Congress, I work in a building built by our ancestors
who were enslaved. I serve in an institution where past members of
Congress enslaved Black people, near the White House where past presidents
traded and enslaved Black people.

Throughout my life, I’ve personally experienced how Black people continue
to bear the harms of slavery and its vestiges. We see this in present-day
health disparities, the growing Black-white wealth gap, escalating police
violence against Black communities, and so much more.

That’s why I partnered with grassroots groups to introduce the Reparations
Now Resolution, which recognizes the federal government’s responsibility
to provide reparations for the enslavement of Africans -- and for the harm
our government continues to inflict on millions of Black people.

[ [link removed] ]Please sign on today to become a grassroots co-sponsor of my
Reparations Now Resolution.

Throughout our country’s history, the federal government has enslaved and
exploited people of African descent. This anti-Black racism is built into
our country’s institutions, including our criminal legal system, housing,
education, and healthcare.

In my home state of Missouri, Black people are almost 5 times more likely
to be killed by police compared to white people. In the U.S., Black people
die at 3 times the rate of white people during childbirth.

Across the country, Black people are also 3.6 times more likely to be
arrested for cannabis possession than white people, despite using it at
similar rates. Arrests and convictions have lifelong impacts that deny
people of their basic rights, including voting rights and opportunities
for housing and employment.

This is all part of the legacy of chattel slavery and its evolutions, such
as Jim Crow, segregation, and redlining.

Discriminatory lending practices are ongoing, contributing to the growing
racial wealth gap. And legalized slavery persists in our system of
incarceration and policing, which has grown dramatically in the past 40
years.

I’ve introduced policies to address these anti-Black injustices, including
by decriminalizing drugs, investing in non-carceral public health
alternatives to policing, addressing the trauma of generations of police
violence, and investing in the resources Black communities need.

The next and necessary step to achieve racial justice is by enacting
reparations.

[ [link removed] ]Please add your name if you agree: We need reparations now.

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With love,

Cori Bush

 

 

 

 

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