The World Motivation
I grew up in Illinois in an environment where my parents were very politically active in the civil rights movement.
“I grew up in Illinois in an environment where my parents were very politically active in the civil rights movement.”
I grew up in Illinois in an environment where my parents were very politically active in the civil rights movement.
Together, we will continue to build a stronger, more inclusive community, and send a strong message to those who spread hate: there is no room for prejudice in our neighborhoods.
I am a strong supporter and proponent of the Second Amendment. Always have been.
It is our duty as legislators to protect the success of our students as they pursue higher education.
Mental illness, hate and anger exist everywhere, but in America too often it comes armed.
I do not want to deny anyone their livelihood or civil rights. Who wants to discriminate against anybody... But when it comes to homosexuality, I believe the laws of our land should be in line with God's laws.
There is this pressure for us to only tell stories about slavery and the civil rights era, but there are many of us that want to tell our stories and as a community, we're pushing the door open, together, even as we do different things.
To me, I know that if we could pass the Civil Rights Act of '64 over 50 years ago, then we can pass Justice for All Civil Rights Act. We can pass Medicare for All.
I was born in a ghetto on the North Side of Pittsburgh. I was born as Emmett Till was dying and the civil rights era was being born.