"They shared with White workers labor exploitation. That is the hallmark of capitalism: theft."...
“We are not allocating money to this fund — with a historic $1 billion budget deficit, we are going to spend our money on making the city safer and cleaner”...
"Furloughs carry real impacts for individuals and families, and I recognize the hardship that this temporary measure brings"...
The "descendants of slavery" designation operating as a legal proxy for race is the entire point of the legislation....
“For over 400 years, this country has profited off the stolen labor, the stolen land and stolen lives of Black people”...
"What we’re seeing from the Trump administration and their allies in Congress and the courts is a coordinated, years-long effort to dismantle any policy that uplifts black folks and addresses America’s shameful history of systemic racism. It is anti-blackness on steroids...
"has taken radical positions, most recently becoming heavily involved in the anti-Israel movement"...
"This is going to have a direct impact on your friend, Kamala Harris, who is running for president."...
"They say that if you don’t understand history, then you’re doomed to repeat it"...
Al least Jasmine Crockett didn't suggest the Moon is made of gas....
"the budget set aside for a government Office of Reparations, which the Reparations Advisory Committee advised be created, was gutted in Mayor London Breed’s $75 million 'midyear budget cuts'"...
"We call sincerely and with a heart filled with faith and Christian love for our White churches to join us and not be silent around this issue of racism and slavery and commit to reparations"...
"Wow, I’m a little bit in shock. I just always thought of myself as half Puerto Rican. I didn’t think my family was originally from Spain and slaveholders"...
The good news: The commission's ridiculous demands are likely to be ignored, just like CA Gov. Newsom is ignoring those of his reparations panel....
“school reforms punish us for being Black”...
"reported earning a $15,000 salary from George Mason University in 2022 on her financial disclosure report"...
"the task force presumes every Black person is a powerless victim who deserves compensation"...
"They're asking for a lot. They're asking for what would obviously bankrupt the state”...
