ezmack@lemmy.ml to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoA Black Man Was Elected Mayor in Rural Alabama, but the White Town Leaders Won’t Let Him Servecapitalbnews.orgexternal-linkmessage-square150fedilinkarrow-up1559arrow-down116cross-posted to: usnews@beehaw.orgnews@lemmy.world
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minus-squarehamsteronvase@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoOne of those “racism isn’t real” is the Chief “Justice” of the USSC
minus-squareEfwis@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoIt goes even deeper in congress, especially those that represent the south
minus-squareVeraticus@lib.lgbtlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoYep, Congress still can’t pass a Federal anti-lynching bill.
minus-squareRom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoActually they finally passed one in 2022. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/55 Took them over 100 years though.
minus-squareEfwis@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoLike a lot of people in the US, congressional members are all about control and money. Not necessary in that order
One of those “racism isn’t real” is the Chief “Justice” of the USSC
It goes even deeper in congress, especially those that represent the south
Yep, Congress still can’t pass a Federal anti-lynching bill.
Actually they finally passed one in 2022.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/55
Took them over 100 years though.
TIL, thank you!
Like a lot of people in the US, congressional members are all about control and money. Not necessary in that order