{"id":2401993,"date":"2025-02-12T16:52:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-push-for-slavery-reparations-and-restoring-dei\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T16:53:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T21:53:20","slug":"democrats-push-for-slavery-reparations-and-restoring-dei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-push-for-slavery-reparations-and-restoring-dei\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats push for slavery reparations and restoring DEI"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-push-for-slavery-reparations-and-restoring-dei%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2401993&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses Representative\u2062 Ayanna Pressley&#8217;s emotional reintroduction of H.R. 40,a bill aimed at establishing a federal commission to\u2062 study reparations\u2064 for the descendants of enslaved people. Pressley took on this \u2062responsibility after the \u200dpassing of\u2062 former Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who had long championed this legislation originally introduced \u200bby Rep. John Conyers jr. in \u20641989. \u200bAlthough\u200d the bill faces significant political challenges due to\u2062 the Republican majority in Congress, Pressley emphasized it&#8217;s importance as a \u2062necessary step towards addressing historical injustices affecting Black communities. Joined by various congressional representatives, Pressley criticized the rollback of diversity, equity, adn inclusion programs under the Trump administration, asserting the need for accountability and reconciliation. \u2063Despite the obstacles, she expressed determination to continue advocating for reparative justice.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ayanna Pressley pushes for slavery reparations and restoring DEI<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1991292\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ayanna-pressley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ayanna Pressley<\/a> (D-MA) choked up as she reintroduced H.R. 40, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/reparations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">reparations<\/a> bill establishing a federal commission to study the impact of reparations for descendants of enslaved people, as she takes up the mantel left vacant by the late Texas Democratic Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sheila-jackson-lee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sheila Jackson Lee<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;It is an honor,&rdquo; Pressley began before her voice cracked during the emotional moment, &ldquo;to inherit the privilege of carrying this forward from Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. In my last correspondence with her, she said keep working on our priorities and never give up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Later on during the briefing, Pressley explained: &ldquo;I got emotional because I&rsquo;m humbled and because I feel a tremendous amount of responsibility. These are unprecedented and deeply consequential times.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Jackson Lee was the previous House sponsor of H.R. 40 before she died from cancer in July 2024. Former Rep. John Conyers Jr. first introduced the legislation in 1989, and it has been reintroduced in every Congress since.<\/p>\n<p>The Massachusetts lawmaker called Jackson Lee &ldquo;a true giant in the movement for reparative justice&rdquo; for her work championing the reparation legislation, known as the Commission to Study and Develop Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act, after Conyers died.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jordan-blasts-dems-for-jan-6-commission-push-calls-it-impeachment-3-0\/\" title=\"Jordan Blasts Dems For Jan. 6 Commission Push, Calls It &#039;Impeachment 3.0&#039;\">legislation faces<\/a> no credible path to law as Republicans, who control both chambers of Congress and the White House, are unlikely to bring it for a vote, yet Pressley claimed H.R. 40 was a necessity for black people.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;H.R. 40 is a powerful reminder of the work that remains and offers us a pathway toward truth, reconciliation, and accountability,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;To be clear, this bill is not a symbolic gesture but rather a meaningful step toward repairing the deep, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/activism-for-dummies\/\" title=\"Activism for Dummies\">structural injustices<\/a> that continue to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-blame-disinformation-for-biden-losing-black-voters\/\" title=\"Democrats attribute Biden&#039;s loss of black voters to &#039;disinformation\">harm black communities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not afraid of hard fights,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m not deterred by challenging landscapes, because I&rsquo;ve always believed that the power of the people is greater than the people in power.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Pressley was joined at the press conference announcing the legislation by former Rep. Erica Lee Carter, the daughter of Jackson Lee, along with Reps. Summer Lee (D-PA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Jonathan Jackson (D-IL), and Yvette Clark (D-NY), the chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is the chief sponsor in the upper chamber, and the legislation already has more than 70 co-sponsors, Pressley said during the press conference. The content of H.R. 40 is unchanged from when it was last introduced in Congress, the congresswoman also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/nbcblk\/reparations-bill-hr40-returns-congress-trump-dei-government-rcna191564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">previously said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is my honor to stand here with a warrior for justice, dedicated leader, and prominent legislator, as we pass the torch to the Honorable Ayanna Pressley as she takes up the righteous fight for H.R. 40,&rdquo; Lee Carter said. &ldquo;This fight against injustice is personal to her and me.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In addition to championing Black History Month, the members of Congress made repeated attacks against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk as the White House has rolled back diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in the government through executive order and across the broader business and educational communities. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not here to fix the blame,&rdquo; Jackson said of the bill. &ldquo;We didn&rsquo;t create the history. I&rsquo;m here to fix the problem. This solves a problem that persists in zoning and taxation and economic development. I&rsquo;m also a proud co-chair of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Caucus. We are not going backwards following that of Mr. Donald J. Trump and his administration. We believe diversity is good for all.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have seen efforts to distort our nation&rsquo;s history and erase black history in our schools, we have seen efforts to strip away the tools of economic opportunity that allow people to get ahead and build generational wealth,&rdquo; Clarke added. &ldquo;And in just a few weeks of this administration, we have seen President Trump unleash a tidal wave of executive orders to demonize and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">roll back diversity policies<\/a> in the federal government while turning over our federal agencies to a corrupt and unaccountable billionaire.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite rolling back DEI programs, the White House issued a proclamation on Jan. 31 recognizing  February 2025 as National&nbsp;Black&nbsp;History&nbsp;Month. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Every year, National&nbsp;Black&nbsp;History&nbsp;Month&nbsp;is an&nbsp;occasion to celebrate the contributions of so many&nbsp;black&nbsp;American patriots who have indelibly shaped our Nation&rsquo;s&nbsp;history,&rdquo; the proclamation reads.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1991292\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1991292\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ayanna Pressley advocates for reparations and DEI restoration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2401994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/121024_DEATH_PENALTY-10-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[16574,3685,50292,36625],"class_list":["post-2401993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dei","tag-democrats","tag-slavery-reparations","tag-social-justice"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/121024_DEATH_PENALTY-10-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2401993"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2401997,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2401993\/revisions\/2401997"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2401994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2401993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2401993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2401993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}