As ethnic supremacy resurges in America, challenging the painful legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, and systemic racism is not only obligatory — it is the moral foundation of a just society.

As your Congressmember, I will:

• Champion legislation to formally acknowledge the historical and ongoing harms inflicted on Black Americans through centuries of slavery, segregation, and discriminatory policies. 

• Fight to secure robust funding, aiming for at least $14 trillion spread over 20 years, to be invested in education, affordable housing, healthcare, economic development, and programs that expand generational wealth within Black communities. 

• Work with my colleagues in Congress to establish a National Reparations Commission (NRC) that begins working to close the racial wealth gap and invest in communities that have been systematically denied opportunity.

• The NRC, appointed by Congress and composed primarily of Black descendants of enslaved people, Black scholars and leaders will be tasked with designing and overseeing the fair distribution of reparations funds. This commission’s work would be an important step in addressing not only the economic, but also the social and psychological legacies of slavery.
  

Reparations represent more than financial compensation, they are a formal recognition of America’s historic debt and a commitment to healing and reconciliation. While we cannot erase the past, Congress has the power to take meaningful, restorative steps that transform lives and communities. As an activist I am fully committed to working with my colleagues to pass comprehensive reparations legislation and begin the long overdue process of justice and repair.