"Today, the House will consider my Emmett Till #AntilynchingAct.Modern-day lynchings like that of Ahmaud Arbery make abundantly clear that the racist hate that fueled #EmmettTills lynching is still alive & well in America today.It's time to make lynching a federal hate crime."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Bobby L. Rush:
".@IAMJHUD is an award-winning singer and actress from Chicago who first rose to fame on @AmericanIdol. She has won an Academy Award, 2 Grammy Awards, a Daytime Emmy Award, & a Golden Globe. In 2020, @TIME named her one of the most influential people in the world. #IL01BHM"Read on Twitter
"I am deeply concerned by allegations that Africans fleeing Ukraine may be facing race-based discrimination at the Ukraine-Poland border. If true, this should be repugnant to all freedom-seeking people around the world.I take these reports seriously and am looking into them."Read on Twitter
".@QuincyDJones is an award-winning producer, musician,songwriter, arranger, and composer who was born in Chicago. Jones has received 80 Grammy Award nominations, 28 Grammys, and a Grammy Legend Award over the course of his wide-ranging and impressive 70-year career. #IL01BHM" on Feb. 27Read on Twitter
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