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BLACK LIVES MATTER.
America continues to grieve after the tragic death of George Floyd. Forcibly restrained during an arrest, Floyd repeatedly told officers "I can’t breathe” while one of them kneeled on his neck. Across the country, peaceful protesters continue to call for justice and stand shoulder to shoulder in confronting racism and police violence.
Minneapolis City Councilmember Andrea Jenkins, who represents the district where Floyd was killed, joined CNN to discuss the case, highlighting the horrific treatment of Black men, cis Black women and trans women. For the full story, including the video footage of the arrest, please click here. To skip the arrest, click here.
City Councilmember Jenkins also opened a press conference with an emotional rendition of "Amazing Grace", before offering her condolences and solidarity to George Floyd, his family, and America's Black community. You can watch the full clip here.
After a passionate speech from the Colorado House Floor defending her fellow members of the Black Caucus, who were ridiculed for staying home despite contracting COVID-19, Representative Leslie Herod highlighted Black Lives Matter protesters at the Capitol calling for justice.
Florida state Representative Shevrin Jones, now running for the Florida state Senate, is promoting an upcoming Black Live Matter protest.
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COMING UP: PRIDE MONTH PRIMARIES
Victory Fund is supporting six candidates for the New Mexico state legislature and Primary Day is next Tuesday! Senior Political Director Sean Meloy spoke with Leo Jaramillo, Rebecca Stair and Carrie Hamblen about their races. Listen here!
Spotlight candidate Marvin Lim, running for the Georgia House of Representatives, joined California Assemblymember Evan Low and Alex Lee, our candidate for the same assembly, to dive into AAPI Heritage Month, Marvin’s upcoming primary and more! Watch their full conversation here.
Both Akil Patterson and Phillip Westry are on the ballot on June 2nd for the Baltimore City Council. Brush up on their races before Election Day here!
Rosemary Ketchum, running for the Wheeling (WV) City Council, spoke with The Intelligencer, Wheeling’s newspaper, about her June 9th primary
We also have a lot of New York state candidates with big primaries on June 23, including:
Mondaire Jones, our candidate for New York’s 17th District, earned another huge endorsement, this time from Former Sec. of Housing & Urban Development Julián Castro!
Spotlight candidate Kristen Browde earned an endorsement from True Blue New York, a group dedicated to electing progressive candidates, in her race for the New York State Assembly!
Jabari Brisport, our candidate for the New York state Senate, outraised and brought in more donations than his opponents!.
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CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT
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