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Ayanna Pressley

  • Political Party: Democrat
  • Birth date: 2/3/74
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  • Chris Rock made a whole documentary about Black women’s hair & still insulted Jada Pinkett Smith
    Commentary

    Chris Rock made a whole documentary about Black women’s hair & still insulted Jada Pinkett Smith

    But Will Smith’s violence – as well as the assumption that Jada Pinkett Smith couldn’t defend herself – is part and parcel of heteropatriarchy.

    Monday, April 4, 2022
  • Rep. Ayanna Pressley read the names of 46 trans people murdered this year on the House floor
    Politics

    Rep. Ayanna Pressley read the names of 46 trans people murdered this year on the House floor

    “There is no place for hatred because someone is brave enough to show up exactly as they are and to live their truth,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley said in a speech about the Transgender Day of Remembrance.

    Friday, November 19, 2021
  • Anti-LGBTQ abortion opponents are getting more extreme. These 4 political moves could stop them.
    Politics

    Anti-LGBTQ abortion opponents are getting more extreme. These 4 political moves could stop them.

    Approximately six percent of abortion seekers in 2014 were LGBTQ-identified.

    Friday, October 15, 2021
  • Black queer girl possibly lynched after five teens jumped her in bloody attack
    News (USA)

    Black queer girl possibly lynched after five teens jumped her in bloody attack

    Mikayla Miller was attacked by a group of teens, including a girl she used to date. The next morning, she was found hanging from a tree.

    Friday, May 7, 2021
  • House Democrats pass Violence Against Women Act. It includes transgender women.
    Politics

    House Democrats pass Violence Against Women Act. It includes transgender women.

    All of the 172 Congressmembers who voted against it were Republicans.

    Thursday, March 18, 2021
  • This year’s elections are about Donald Trump, not internal Democratic fights
    Commentary

    This year’s elections are about Donald Trump, not internal Democratic fights

    Progressives are facing moderate Democrats in tomorrow’s Massachusetts primary. But the real battle will come in November.

    Monday, August 31, 2020
  • People were dying faster than we could funeralize during the AIDS pandemic. It’s happening again.
    Commentary

    People were dying faster than we could funeralize during the AIDS pandemic. It’s happening again.

    And, once again, African American women have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

    Sunday, May 3, 2020
  • Rep. Ayanna Pressley reveals she has no hair in a culture obsessed with black women’s hair
    Commentary

    Rep. Ayanna Pressley reveals she has no hair in a culture obsessed with black women’s hair

    The Congresswoman’s braids are an inspiration to many, but she now she wants to be “free from the secret and the shame.”

    Tuesday, January 21, 2020
  • House Democrats call for ICE to release transgender detainees from ‘inhumane’ facilities
    Politics

    House Democrats call for ICE to release transgender detainees from ‘inhumane’ facilities

    Rep. Mike Quigley is behind a letter with over 40 Democrat signatures that requests that ICE either complies with its own regulations or release all trans inmates.

    Sunday, January 19, 2020
  • A judge wants to make sure 36 people pay for the crime of protesting Straight Pride
    Bias Watch

    A judge wants to make sure 36 people pay for the crime of protesting Straight Pride

    Even prosecutors are flabbergasted that the judge upheld all the charges against the protestors.

    Wednesday, September 4, 2019
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