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February is Black History Month, a time to reflect on and honor the
history, contributions, and culture of the Black community.

Despite the current administration’s efforts to erase this annual
observation as part of its assault on all federal diversity, equity, and
inclusion efforts, we remain committed to lifting up Black voices and
fighting for justice for all, including in our health care system.^1

The theme of this year’s Black History Month is African Americans and
Labor, focusing on the impacts and experiences of Black people’s work,
including free and unfree, skilled and unskilled, vocational and voluntary
labor over hundreds of years.

This year is also the 100th anniversary of the first majority-Black
workers union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids, founded
in 1925 by labor organizer and civil rights activist A. Phillip Randolph
with workers from the Pullman Company, a railroad manufacturer. The
organization went on to become the first Black union to receive a charter
in the American Federation of Labor in 1937.

Not only did Randolph help create this union, but he also served as head
of the 1963 March on Washington, one of the most important political
rallies in U.S. history, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his
famous “I Have a Dream” speech to more than 250,000 civil rights
supporters. In late 1962, Randolph’s emphasis on economic justice —
ensuring ALL people have what they need to live — was further incorporated
into Dr. King’s Poor People’s Campaign, which called for economic and
human rights for poor people of diverse backgrounds.

While much progress has been made in the way of civil rights since the
original March on Washington, the struggle is ongoing and we continue to
work toward the unfinished goals of this march, including affordable
housing, quality public education, jobs with living wages, and health care
for all.

Medicare for All would help achieve the goal of guaranteeing health care
for every person in the United States regardless of their race, income,
gender, job status, location, or other background. By providing health
care free at the point of service for all, paid for by a system of
progressive taxation, this legislation would go a long way in establishing
true health care justice across our country.

Today, we’re continuing to build the momentum to pass Medicare for All in
Congress, while fighting back against immediate threats to our public
health care system.

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In solidarity,

Nurses’ Campaign to Win Medicare for All

 

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1 - [ [link removed]- ]Federal agencies bar Black History Month and other 'special
observances'



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