Today marks one year since our nation watched in horror as a violent, white supremacist mob attacked our nation’s Capitol.
The attack was a blatant attempt to silence the will of the people, particularly the record number of Black and brown voters who made their voices heard in the 2020 election. And today, one thing remains painfully clear: white supremacy continues to threaten our democracy, our communities and everyone who calls the United States home.
That is why I’m joining my sister-in-service Congresswoman Cori Bush in co-signing her bill to investigate and expel the members of Congress who incited this hateful attack on our democracy.
The January 6th insurrection was traumatic for everyone involved. As a Black woman in America — to experience the ancestral trauma of a violent white supremacist mob seizing the building, brandishing Confederate flags and erecting a noose on the Capitol grounds was all too familiar. Tragically, the threat remains today.
The same white supremacist threat fuels efforts by our Republican colleagues — many of whom supported and incited this attempted coup — to continue spewing lies and misinformation about the 2020 election results. It fuels the coordinated assault on our sacred right to vote. None of this is by happenstance.
At this moment, we do not have the luxury of simply turning the page on this ugly and painful chapter in our nation’s history. To heal our collective trauma, to protect our communities, defend our democracy and ensure an attack like this never happens again, there must be accountability.
Our work to root out white supremacy in all of its forms, safeguard our democracy, and protect the wellbeing of our communities is far from finished. We must remain uncomfortable with what happened that day and the trauma it caused. We cannot grow complacent and we must move with the urgency this moment demands.
In solidarity,
Ayanna
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