“I find hope in knowing that I belong to a state that has a lot of peop...” — Ilhan Omar Quote

I find hope in knowing that I belong to a state that has a lot of people who are champions of change and progress; that we will rise up and fight for justice and equality; that, ultimately, love will trump hate.

Our immigration policy should be based in compassion and a desire to help the other.

We need to recognize that racism has never been subtle, though it has gone underreported.

This country gave us hope. This country allowed for us to develop our own identity and to create our own home. And we should not look down on the next person that is trying to do that.

I want to go to Washington to make sure we really have an opportunity to expand health care for folks so that is accessible to them.

Ending discrimination and extending equality should always be a national priority.

Virtue can only flourish among equals.

Today, Negroes play on every big league club and in every minor league. With millions of other Negroes in other walks of life, we are willing to stand up and be counted for what we believe in. In baseball or out, we are no longer willing to wait until Judgment Day for equality - we want it here on earth as well as in Heaven.

It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality.