Ayanna Pressley demands reparations during House speech: 'Pay us what you owe us'
By Johnathan Jones, The Western JournalPublished June 27, 2020 at 11:33am
Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley appeared to call for reparations for the country’s black citizens during a House floor speech Thursday.
The far-left Democrat and member of the self-proclaimed “squad” spoke at length about a perceived systemic bias against black Americans.
Pressley, describing the Black Lives Matter movement as a “mandate” on all of America, said it is time for the country to “pay us what you owe us.”
“I rise today on behalf of every black family that has been robbed of a child,” Pressley said.
“On behalf of every family member that has been forced to see their loved one lynched on national television. Driving while black. Jogging while black. Sleeping while black. We have been criminalized for the very way we show up in the world. Under the harsh gaze of far too many, my black body is seen as a threat, always considered armed,” she added.
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