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One year ago the House passed H.R. 51 – the Washington D.C. Admissions Act – with a record number of cosponsors.

Still today, the 700,000 mostly Black and Brown residents of D.C. don’t have full voting rights.

We can’t keep waiting. We need NOW.

Today, exactly 160 year after enslaved people were freed in D.C., the project of emancipation is not yet complete for our majority-Black and Brown community.

Let’s commit to ending emancipation without representation.

Why We Can’t Wait The House voted for equal representation in Congress for the more than 700,000, mostly Black and Brown, residents of D.C. Now the Senate must act to make D.C. the 51st state with 51 votes. Together, let’s stop the wait.

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The Republican proposal to repeal D.C.'s Home Rule is a racist attack on our democracy.

D.C., a majority Black and Brown community, deserves a representative democracy and autonomy over our own laws.

Norton ‘extremely concerned’ about possible Republican bill to repeal D.C.’s home rule Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) recently said he was working on legislation that would repeal the 1973 D.C. Home Rule Act that created D.C.'s local government.

D.C. residents couldn’t vote for the President until 1964.
D.C. residents couldn’t elect their own major or city council until 1973.

Let’s make sure D.C. residents don’t have to wait any longer for full representation and voting power.

Let’s make D.C. the 51st state.

Three of the judges the Senate confirmed to D.C. courts are filling seats that have been empty for over four years.

The Senate is intruding on our affairs and allowing judicial vacancies in D.C. to go unaddressed for years.

We must control our courts. We need D.C. statehood.

Senate moves to confirm new D.C. judges amid vacancy crisis D.C. courts sounded the alarm on the crisis in December, pleading with the Senate to confirm nominees.

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D.C. statehood is about correcting a historic wrong.

D.C. statehood is about getting justice for 700,000+ Americans.

We are the 202.

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Reminder that the lack of D.C. statehood = over two centuries of voter suppression.

A reminder to kick off :

D.C. is a majority Black and Brown community.

And D.C. will be the first Black plurality state.

Once we get , we’ll be the only plurality-Black state.

It’s time to expand Black political power.

In the Constitution: Voting representation for all Americans.
Not in the Constitution: The filibuster.

We can’t let the filibuster block the voting power promised to D.C. residents in the Constitution.

Dr. King told us that the arc of the moral universe is long.

Together, we march down that arc towards justice.

Federal tax filing season has started.

Friendly reminder that D.C. pays more in federal taxes per capita than every state in the country — but still not enough to get congressional representation, apparently.

Let us say it again: Black women always show up and lead in the fight for democracy.

It’s long past due our democracy shows up, too.

Last Monday, we marched for voting rights.

Now, we continue the work.

On King Holiday, Hundreds Walk for Voting Rights and D.C. Statehood - The Washington Informer Hundreds of people participated in a Peace Walk in Ward 8 with the family of Martin Luther King III on Jan. 17, the official holiday of his father, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to call on the U.S. Senate to pass voting rights and D.C. statehood legislation.

— a movement of, for, and by D.C. residents.

48 Senators chose democracy over the filibuster. That was not inevitable.

That’s the culmination of all your work from the past few years — from demanding Democratic candidates support 51 votes for the 51st state in 2019 to marching for the in 2022.

Last night, 52 Senators chose the filibuster over voting rights.

As a community suffering from voter suppression for 200+ years, we know all too well how the filibuster blocks justice.

But we will continue to fight for the Douglass Commonwealth until we become the 51st state.

Reminder: The filibuster is not in the Constitution.

But voting rights are mentioned 5 times.

The Senate needs to ensure D.C. residents can enjoy that constitutional right by passing .

“Senator Sinema, our futures hinge on your decision, and history will remember what you choose to make.” - Yolanda Renee King

Senator Sinema: Join the movement to .

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In 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. came to our community and shared his dream with the world.

And yesterday on , Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, and Yolanda Renee King came to our community and marched to achieve that dream.

D.C., we’re a part of the .

D.C. showed UP on .

Our community knows how to honor with action — by holding President Biden and Congress accountable for protecting our voting rights.

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Yesterday, we crossed the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge.

We marched for our voting rights. We marched for our neighbors. We marched for our majority-Black and Brown community.

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STARTING NOW:

Speaker Pelosi, Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, Yolanda Renee King, elected officials, and activists are demanding the Senate .

Watch here: deliverforvotingrights.com

President Biden delivered for bridges — now, we want him to .

We are crossing the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in D.C. to demand we abolish the filibuster and pass federal voting rights legislation.

Take action with us: deliverforvotingrights.com

TODAY IN D.C.: We’re joining Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, Yolanda Renee King, and 150 partners to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with action.

Demand Congress today:

📲 Call your Senator: 1-888-408-2349
✍️ Sign Move On’s Petition: moveon.org/mlk
🗳️ Visit the website: deliverforvotingrights.com

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Join the livestream at 12PM ET on Monday: deliverforvotingrights.com

TOMORROW:

The comes to D.C.

Join the movement: Demand the Senate unrig the rules and pass voting rights legislation ➡️ deliverforvotingrights.com

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📍 ARIZONA:

Senator Sinema’s constituents are demanding voting rights legislation — not the preservation of the Jim Crow filibuster.

Listen to your constituents, Senator Sinema.

Happy birthday, Dr. King.

Here’s how you can celebrate Dr. King’s birthday with action:
✔️ Call your Senator: 1-888-408-2349
✔️ Sign Move On’s Petition: moveon.org/mlk
✔️ Visit the website: deliverforvotingrights.com

On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, and Yolanda Renee King are joining the D.C. MLK Holiday Committee to lead a march across our own Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge.

They're telling our leaders: You delivered for bridges, now .

Family of Martin Luther King Jr. to Lead Voting Rights March in Washington March comes as Democrats push to change Senate filibuster rules to enact new laws covering elections in response to steps by GOP-led states.

Senate Democrats: Make it happen.

This , we are honoring Dr. King’s legacy here in D.C. by demanding the Senate unrig the rules and pass voting rights legislation.

Join us: deliverforvotingrights.com

MLK Day: King family to lead D.C. march for voting rights The family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is leading a march toward the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge and joining the city’s annual peace walk.