People march with those who claim they are members of the Proud Boys as they attend a rally in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in support of President Donald Trump.
The news is moving so quickly, I feel I need to let you know exactly from when I write. It feels simultaneously like this week has been a month long, and also as though we never truly exited 2020.The type of advocacy work I’ve chosen to do means that when difficult situations happen that have deep connections to the racism and white supremacy in our society, I get to work.
The day of the violent events in D.C., one of the most disturbing images I saw was of two white men gleefully pantomiming George Floyd’s murder during the storming of the Capitol. Again, these are people who say their actions are related to voter fraud, but they feel the need to recreate this violent act—why? This week in Los Angeles, the city in which I currently reside, a Black woman who was walking downtown was violently attacked by a white supremacist mob.
After the election in Georgia, state Republican lawmakers immediately moved to change voting laws . If they pass, the new rules will limit absentee voting and where electors can vote and impose strict photo identification requirements for those who do meet the new limitations on absentee voting.
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