[1]Ayanna Pressley

Yesterday I
gathered with fellow activists, advocates, and organizers to speak at the
March on Washington:

The first March on Washington took place on the same day, 57 years ago,
and we are still fighting many of the same fights today. I would like to
take a moment to share with all of you the remarks I offered at the
Lincoln Memorial yesterday >>

Good morning beloved,

Today, I am thinking of the ancestors, not just the ones recorded in our
history books — but the ones omitted from those pages — the justice seekers,
the freedom riders, the organizers, the community builders, every loved-one
that backed a brown bag lunch, led a freedom song, risked their life and
livelihood, that vaselined an elbow and sent up a prayer.

Their sacrifice and self-determination shaped history. And brought us to this
moment. The truth of the matter is, we are because of them, we are Black with
a capital ‘B’, we are the manifestation of the movement.

We are a symbol of social, political, and cultural progress. If my granddaddy,
the Reverand James Echols were here, he would whisper in my ear and say:
grandbaby, make it plain. And I intend to do just that: make it plain.

We are in unprecedented and uncertain times, we are challenged by the state of
the nation, and the crises we face, but the state of our movement, it is
strong. And another world is possible.

Yes, it is possible to legislate justice and accountability. People over
profits, joy over trauma, freedom over fear. Yes, it is possible to write
budgets that actually value Black lives.

If it feels unfamiliar, that’s because it has never been done in America. We
will meet the moment, we will work towards healing, justice, and collective
liberation like our lives depend on it because they do.

We will March on, clear in our conviction, rooted in our faith, grounded in
our history, intentional as we build, let me make it plain: Black Lives
Matter.

Thank you for taking the time to read my remarks. Another world is
possible — together we will fight to legislate and codify true justice and
equity for the first time in our nation’s history.

In solidarity,

Ayanna Pressley

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