Our educators are our nation builders.

It was an honor to meet & celebrate De'Shawn C. Washington, Massachusetts Teacher of the Year, from Maria Hastings School.

Thank you for all that you do to foster inclusivity, pour into our students, and build up our future leaders.

.Black Economic Council of Massachusetts's work has been critical in closing the racial wealth gap in the #MA7 .

Proud to have secured $1M in federal funding to support their efforts and help Black-owned small businesses thrive.

I joined my CAPAC colleagues in celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

Let's unite in honoring the contributions, vibrant culture, and rich history of our AANHPI neighbors in the #MA7 & across the country.

The U.S. FDA's proposal to ban harmful chemicals in hair relaxers is a win for public health—especially for Black women whose health has been disproportionately put at risk.

The Biden Administration should finalize this rule without delay.
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This extremist, unethical, & unaccountable Supreme Court is facing a crisis of legitimacy.

We must #ExpandTheCourt & pass a binding code of ethics for Supreme Court justices—our democracy depends on it.

This week, I reintroduced the bipartisan CROWN Act along with Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman Sen. Susan Collins and many others. Unfortunately in this country, both implicit and explicit biases against natural Black hair are deeply rooted in society and the workplace.

In fact, over 20 percent of…

Healthcare is a fundamental human right, including for our Dreamers.

And this historic step by President Biden & Secretary Xavier Becerra will help save lives.

I'll keep fighting for a pathway to citizenship & to ensure every DACA recipient gets the affordable, quality healthcare they deserve.

Boston's SPACE grants have been critical to reviving our downtown area & helping small businesses recover from the pandemic, especially those that are minority & women-owned.

This program should be a national model backed by federal investments. #NationalSmallBusinessWeek

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-N.J.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) gathered outside the Capitol with fellow lawmakers in announcing the Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair Act, or CROWN Act. trib.al/g0g6mzl

The status quo has subjected our neighbors with disabilities to daily injustices.

This much-needed rule will help prevent discrimination for folks with disabilities & help them access healthcare & other essential services.

TY Secretary Xavier Becerra & HHS.gov for heeding advocates' calls.

thank you Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Boston Medical Center, Dir. Simon of HHS.gov's Office of Long Covid Research and Practice for continuing to discuss #LongCovid .

INBOX. Ayanna Pressley joins House colleagues in reintroducing the CROWN Act to fight race-based hair discrimination. Cory Booker reintroduced the companion bill in the Senate.

QUOTE. “It is 2024 and discrimination against natural hair continues to disrupt our lives. No one…

It's 2024 and anti-Black hair discrimination is still disrupting our lives.

We re-introduced the #CROWNAct because no one should have the right to punish you for how your hair grows or how you show up in the world.

Thank you to Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, Rep. Jim McGovern, and 52 other representatives for calling on the Biden administration to prevent the imminent attack by Israel on Rafah. It's time for President Biden to exert the power and influence he has to act and protect Palestinian lives

An Israeli ground invasion of Rafah would be unconscionable.

That's why I'm joining Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Congresswoman Madeleine Dean and 50+ colleagues urging President Biden to prevent this assault.

Diplomacy & saving lives must be the priority.
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.Congressman Donald M. Payne, Jr. was born into a legacy of service but forged his own path.

He was warm, witty, and a warrior for the community that he loved.

Black men deserve to grow old, and I'm heartbroken to lose yet another member of The Black Caucus.

Rest in peace & power, Congressman.

Florida's six-week abortion ban is dangerous, deadly & just the latest effort by Republicans to rip away our bodily autonomy.

While Republicans move us closer to a national abortion ban, we'll never stop fighting to affirm abortion care as healthcare & the human right it is.

From Boston to Gaza, our destinies are tied.

Thank you to our Boston City Council colleagues for their solidarity and to our advocates who've been pushing to make this possible.

Our pro-peace movement is stronger than ever, and we must keep pushing for a bilateral #CeasefireNOW .

Devastating scenes from the first hours of FL's extreme abortion ban. The GOP will stop at nothing to strip reproductive freedoms— Today, Floridians are being denied access to health care because of their agenda.

We won't stop until reproductive rights are protected everywhere.

🚨Attention #MA7 ! Applications are now open for Fiscal Year 2025 Community Project Funding.

The deadline to apply is May 1, 2024 at 5:30pm ET.

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