[ [link removed] ]Ayanna Pressley for Congress



Last week, I attended the Annual Legislative Conference of the
Congressional Black Caucus (CBC). This event is the largest convening – of
policymakers, thought leaders, influencers, and citizens – focused on
issues that impact Black folks across the nation.

This year, I led a moving discussion about book bans and the power of
Black storytellers. I brought together civil rights advocate Kimberlé
Crenshaw, Leonard Egerton, the owner of Frugal Bookstore – the only
Black-owned independent bookstore in the Northeast, author George Johnson,
and Devin Morris, educator and founder of The Teacher’s Lounge. The rise
in book bans is the latest effort in an ongoing, calculated attack by
white supremacists to silence the Black community. Countering these
attacks is critical to amplifying Black voices and fighting for Black
futures.

[ Ayanna ]Ayanna at the CBC

The CBC’s creation came about in the aftermath of the Civil Rights
Movement, which we are very much still in. The caucus led the movement to
make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 's birthday a federal holiday, moved to
speak out against Apartheid in South Africa decades before Congress took
action, and authored key legislation like the George Floyd Justice in
Policing Act.

I am Massachusetts' only current member of the caucus, and the first House
member to serve from the state. While the number of Black representatives
in our government has increased since the caucus was founded, we still
have a way to go.

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Onward,

Ayanna





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