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[africanamericanreports]

Shirley Chisholm Honored With Congressional Gold Medal

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U.S. Representative Barbara Lee (CA-12) and U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler (D-CA) today celebrated the passage of Lee's bipartisan legislation to honor the life and work of the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to Congress in 1968. The Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act would instruct Congress to posthumously bestow Chisholm with a Congressional Gold Medal – the highest award Congress can bestow – in commemoration of her accomplishments, activism, and legacy.

[jacobwren]

Time to 'Reinvest in People' and 'Cut Weapons of War': Barbara Lee Unveils Plan to Cut Up to $350 Billion From Pentagon

"Redundant nuclear weapons, off-books spending accounts, and endless wars in the Middle East don't keep us safe."

[micdotcom]

Rep. Barbara Lee contested the GOP’s health care bill Friday on the House floor. Lee took Republicans to task for their religious hypocrisy.

[gwydionmisha]

Joy Reid: This is a giant step backwards for women as free people in America

The draft of the Supreme Court opinion indicating the overturn of Roe v. Wade is slammed by Planned Parenthood CEO Alexis McGill Johnson and Rep. Barbara Lee on The ReidOut with Joy Reid on MSNBC.

[gwydionmisha]

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's Historic Confirmation to the Supreme Court

Friday marked the start of a new day in the United States. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson shows us the true meaning of perseverance, becoming the first Black woman confirmed to the Supreme Court. Rep. Barbara Lee joins Jonathan Capehart to discuss the significance of this moment in history.

[africanamericanreports]

Barbara Lee documentary 'Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power' now streaming on Amazon Prime and iTunes.

Barbara Lee: Speaking Truth to Power, a feature length documentary, tells the complex story of Representative Barbara Lee, a steadfast voice for human rights, peace and economic and racial justice in the US Congress who cut her teeth as a volunteer for the Black Panther Party and was the lone vote in opposition to the broad authorization of military force following the September 11th attacks.

Read more: https://www.africanamericanreports.com/2021/08/barbara-lee-documentary-barbara-lee.html

[butasformeblog]

A HISTORY LESSON:

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) Sole Vote Against U.S. Afghanistan War...Her Speech Given 3Days After All Qaeda Attack On Twin Towers --Prophetic Warning

[gwydionmisha]

She was the only member of Congress to vote against war in Afghanistan. Some called her a traitor.

Rep. Barbara Lee faced death threats, insults and hate mail after the California Democrat voted against a broad authorization used to carry out the war in Afghanistan. The House vote was 240 to 1. The Senate vote was 98 to 0.