[1]Bowman for Congress

John,

I continue to feel horrified, overwhelmed,
and devastated by this weekend's racist mass shooting in Buffalo, New
York. Hatred and white supremacy have once again manifested in our
communities, taken lives, and reasserted just how far we have to go to
eradicate evil and ignorance.

I am sending my love and prayers to everyone who is mourning the loss of a
loved one — [ [link removed] ]and if you'd like to join me in making a contribution to
funds to support victims and their families, you can do so here.

As I said on MSNBC this weekend, we need a reckoning in this country. We
need to look white nationalism directly in the face and finally do
something about the implicit and explicit racism that's deeply rooted in
this country we all call home.

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As a Black man in America with Black children who also represents diverse
communities in New York, I feel constantly under attack and threatened, as
do many of the people I represent. I also feel as if an attack made
against me will most likely come with no recourse because as history will
tell it, there is no justice for people that look like me.

Every single day in America, Black people and people of color are victims
of hate crimes and incidents. In some situations, it's a small
microaggression that has the power to make a little Black girl quiet and
timid in class — afraid to use her voice. In other situations, it results
in burying a loved one or the entire destruction of Black establishments
and communities — like we saw with Tulsa, Oklahoma. No matter the case, to
be Black in America is to be constantly under attack for simply being
Black.

Is being Black a crime? Is being a minority a crime? Why as people of
color do our experiences invoke hostility and contempt? Why in the 21st
century are we still facing brutality and lacking concrete policy and
structural processes to prevent hate from materializing every single day?

I want to feel safe and I want every person in this country to feel safe.
I want them to feel safe as a person of color, loving whomever they
choose, wearing a hijab, burka or yamaka, or speaking in their native
tongue.

Republicans have galvanized an entire movement around the Great
Replacement Theory, a white supremacy conspiracy theory that fuels their
dislike and fear of others. They have deeply ingrained the false idea that
people of color are “taking over this country.” Every hate crime we see is
an act of ignorance and meant to instill deep fear in us. Fear that
throughout our history accompanied a setting sun, shouting in the distance
and a burned cross.

We will not be shaken and we will not be moved. Congress must put an end
to these hate crimes and we must take every opportunity to root out evil
in our communities. History is trying to repeat itself and it’s on us to
make sure it doesn't.

Thank you,
John, for being in this fight
with me. From the bottom of my heart, I am grateful.

Peace and love,

Jamaal Bowman


 


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