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General News 7/27/2019 at 3:43 PM EDT

We are African Americans, we are patriots, and we refuse to sit idly by; WaPo

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"We come from Minnesota & Michigan. The Bronx & Baton Rouge. Florida & Philadelphia. Cleveland and the Carolinas. Atlanta& Nevada. Oak-town & the Chi. We understand our role in this democracy, and respect the promise of a nation built by, for and of immigrants. We are part of that tradition, and have the strength to both respect our ancestors from faraway lands and the country we all call home. As 148 African Americans who served in the last administration, we witnessed firsthand the relentless attacks on the legitimacy of President Barack Obama and his family from our front-row seats to America’s first black presidency. Witnessing racism surge in our country, both during and after Obama’s service and ours, has been a shattering reality, to say the least. But it has also provided jet-fuel for our activism, especially in moments such as these."

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