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Yesterday marks one year since the death of civil rights icon congressman and good troublemaker john lewis. an anniversary commemorated by solemn remembrances and candlelight vigils. the navy even christened a new ship, the uss john lewis. a lot has happened in the year. donald trump lost the election, the former president s refusal to concede and red hetoric propagated what happened on the capitol. the 2020 election conspiracies are also prompting republican-led legislatures in dozens of states to move to limit voting access, the very access lewis repeatedly risked his life as a young man to fulfill. in 2018 i was privileged to join ....
The former president s refusal to concede and rhetoric propagating the big lie filed the fire to what happened on the capitol. the 2020 election conspiracies are also prompting republican-led legislatures in dozens of states to move to limit voting access, the very access lewis repeatedly risked his life as a young man to fulfill. in 2018 i was privileged to join john lewis on his annual pilgrimage back to selma, alabama and walk with him on the edmund pettus bridge where he was beaten almost to death in a 1965 march for voting rights. why is it so important to come back and to keep coming back every year? it is a must to come back. this is the place that gave us the voting rights act. made it possible for hundreds of thousands and millions of people to be able to participate in the democratic process. ....