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Reparations advocates had the wind in their sails last year. Cities across the US set up teams to hash out plans to compensate black people for the legacy of slavery, taking their cue from a successful pilot in Evanston, Illinois. The landscape in 2024 is very different.
Rep. Cori Bush’s criticism of Israel’s military actions following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, which killed at least 1,400 people, has ignited outrage and exposed a rift among Democrats over how to respond to the Israel-Hamas war. Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio hide caption toggle caption Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public Radio Rep. Cori Bush’s criticism of […]
October 20, 2023 A very warm welcome to everyone. Libby and I are absolutely delighted that you are all here to celebrate the dedication of this house in honor of two of its very first inhabitants a half century ago, the late President George H.W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush. We are honored this […]
Democratic Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri took time to commemorate Juneteenth by strengthening the case for reparations for descendants of enslaved Black people. A $97 trillion case, to be exact. Bush introduced legislation in May, “The Reparations Now Resolution,” a 23-page document calling on the United States to address the “enslavement of Africans and its […]
The lynching of Samuel J. Bush in Decatur, Illinois, 130 years ago, is being remembered by family members and local activists who want to continue telling his story. Vernon Wimbley, the great-great nephew of Bush, and Decatur activist groups Affordable Activism and Walk It Like We Talk It, said they pushed the city for years […]
“Don’t let a fascist tell you what being woke means,” she said. On Tuesday, Rep. Cori Bush (D-Missouri) lifted the veil on Republicans’ war on “woke,” saying aloud what the GOP won’t admit: that their use of the word as a pejorative is just a thin disguise for their contempt toward Black people. In a […]
Missouri Democratic Rep. Cori Bush has introduced a bill calling for $14 trillion in reparations for Black Americans to compensate them for the reverberating effects of slavery. “The United States has a moral and legal obligation to provide reparations for the enslavement of Africans and its lasting harm on the lives of millions of Black people,” Bush said on […]
Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. To honor the country’s first Black nurse during National Nurses Month, U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-St. Louis, sponsored a resolution recognizing Mary Eliza Mahoney. Mahoney, born to former slaves in 1845, graduated from the New England Hospital for Women and Children in 1879, after working at the hospital […]
Representative Cori Bush speaks during a press conference held by Just Majority on May 8, 2023 in St Louis, Missouri. Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images for Just Majority hide caption toggle caption Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images for Just Majority Representative Cori Bush speaks during a press conference held by Just Majority on May 8, 2023 in St Louis, […]
The Congressional Caucus for the Equal Rights Amendment aims to affirm the ERA as the 28th amendment and establish constitutional gender equality as a national priority Last Night, Pressley, Bush, Colleagues Spoke About ERA History on House Floor