[ [link removed] ]Ayanna Pressley for Congress

What we’re
seeing from the Trump Administration and extremist Republicans is a
coordinated, years-long effort to dismantle any policy that uplifts people
of color and addresses America’s shameful history of systemic racism.
Their attacks on DEI, critical race theory, and affirmative action are all
means to the same end. It is anti-Blackness on steroids.

But I’m not backing down in our pursuit of healing and reparatory justice.
That’s why I’m proud to reintroduce H.R. 40 alongside Senator Cory Booker
during Black History Month. This bill would establish a federal commission
to finally address the lasting legacy of slavery for African American
descendants of enslaved people through reparations.

This bill is a powerful contrast to Donald Trump’s harmful actions and
hateful rhetoric. It is a call to action for America to address the
systemic oppression of Black people.

[ [link removed] ]I need to
know that supporters like you are with me on this type of legislation and
agree that it is needed right now. Will you sign your name as a grassroots
co-sponsor of H.R. 40?

SIGN ON

The concept of paying reparations to Black Americans is not new — it has
deep historical roots which began in the state I proudly represent and
goes back over 300 years. In 1784, Belinda Sutton, who was a freedwoman in
Massachusetts, won reparations from the estate of the man who enslaved
her.

It doesn’t end there: Federal legislation originally promised 40 acres and
a mule to formerly enslaved people after the Civil War ended. But when
Andrew Johnson took office after Lincoln, he revoked that promise.

H.R. 40 is named after the failed promise of 40 acres and a mule for
formerly enslaved Black people. If passed, this bill would create a
federal commission to examine the ongoing impact that slavery has on the
lives of millions of Black people in this country.

I’m deeply honored to carry this torch from my mentor and friend, the late
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who championed this bill before me and
Congressman John Conyers before her.

This country was built on the backs of enslaved people who were stolen
from their homeland and then had the land they were promised stolen from
them as well. [ [link removed] ]It is long overdue for the federal government to take
accountability for the deep, structural injustice that exists because of
the slavery’s legacy. If you agree, add your name as a grassroots
co-sponsor of H.R. 40.

YES, I AGREE

Onward,

Ayanna





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