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Montage created using Adobe Spark A montage of the members of the Washington Legislature s Black Members Caucus. From top to bottom beginning on the left: Rep. Jamila Taylor, Rep. Melanie Morgan, Rep. John Lovick, Rep. David Hackney, Rep. April Berg, Rep. Debra Entenman, Sen. T wina Nobles, Rep. Jesse Johnson, Rep. Kirsten Harris-Talley.
The Washington Legislature s Black Members Caucus was formed in 2019. This year the members led on a number of issues, including the enactment of sweeping police accountability measures and passage of a bill that made Juneteenth a state holiday. The caucus used its collective voice to urge Gov. Jay Inslee to extend the state’s eviction moratorium. The caucus also issued statements following the conviction of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd and following the decision to charge three Tacoma police officers in the killing of Manny Ellis.
A montage of the members of the Washington Legislature s Black Members Caucus. From top to bottom, left to right: Rep. Jamila Taylor, Rep. Melanie Morgan, Rep. John Lovick, Rep. David Hackney, Rep. April Berg, Rep. Debra Entenman, Sen. T wina Nobles, Rep. Jessen Johnson, Rep. Kirsten Harris-Talley. Credit: Photo courtesy of Northwest News Network We have ⦠a voice. Black lawmakers are changing the conversation in Olympia By
The Washington Legislature s Black Members Caucus was formed in 2019.
This year the members led on a number of issues, including the enactment of sweeping police accountability measures and passage of a bill that made Juneteenth a state holiday. The caucus used its collective voice to urge Gov. Jay Inslee to extend the stateâs eviction moratorium.
Q&A: Rep April Berg on her first session in the Washington State Legislature washingtonstatewire.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from washingtonstatewire.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A year after George Floyd’s murder, what’s changed in Washington state?
Last year’s Black Lives Matter protests fueled major actions on police accountability, tax reform and environmental justice. But no one thinks the work is done.
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Sakara Remmu, the lead strategist of the Washington Black Lives Matter Alliance, in Seattle on May 20, 2021. Remmu said several major pieces of legislation wouldn t have passed if it weren t for citizen advocacy and last year s Black Lives Matter protests. (Dorothy Edwards/Crosscut)
When George Floyd called for his mother with his dying breaths, the police officers holding him down didn’t seem to notice but the rest of the world heard him loud and clear.