Times like these demand intersectionality and solidarity
Friends,
Yvette’s leading the charge to safeguard New Yorkers from the worst excesses of this extremist administration – even as Republicans have attacked her by name.
Times like these demand intersectionality and solidarity. As the Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Yvette stood with the Congressional Hispanic and Asian Pacific American Caucuses to support our immigrant neighbors. Here was the White House response:
But Yvette didn’t back down – in fact, she doubled down and used her position to keep speaking up and speaking out.
When NYC Comptroller Brad Lander was handcuffed by ICE in a despicable violation of his rights, Yvette joined forces with other public servants to call for his release and sound the alarm about ICE’s practices, which she has long sought to hold accountable:
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