Last night, during the last few moments of the presidential debate, the current occupant of the White House referred to me and my fellow Congresswomen as “AOC + 3.”
His language was yet another example of the GOP belittling and erasing Black and Brown women. Erasing our work, leadership, and very existence.
This comes on the heels of Republican Senator David Perdue intentionally mispronouncing Senator Kamala Harris’ name at a MAGA rally in Georgia. Mispronouncing Kamala’s first name was meant to be the punchline of a racist joke, a manifestation of xenophobia and white supremacy.
In response, folx from across the country shared the origins and meanings of their beautiful names and what they mean on social media, with the hashtag #MyNameIs.
My name is Ayanna Soyini Pressley. My mother, may she rest in power, gave me this name, which means beautiful flower in Swahili. She told me I’d make history and the world would learn how to say it right.
My sisters-in-service and I live rent-free in the minds of Donald Trump and Republicans because they can’t stand to see powerful women of color transforming the political system and leading a movement for the people.
Republicans will fight to hold onto the status quo because they derive power from oppressing marginalized people. But, with your support, we are building a diverse, intergenerational, multicultural movement for progress in our country. We’ll continue to celebrate our diversity, and we’ll make sure they know our names.
Thank you for being a part of our movement for racial, social, economic, and environmental justice for all.
In solidarity,
Ayanna Pressley
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