Teresa Leger Fernandez tweeted the following:
"Over two years after Emancipation, the news of freedom finally reached the last enslaved Americans in Texas. #Juneteenth2022 memorializes the atrocities of slavery, but it also reminds us that a better world is possible. Emancipar. Ensear. Elevar."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Teresa Leger Fernandez:
"On the seventh anniversary of the Charleston church shooting that killed nine parishioners, we face another resurgence in racial hatred after the attack in Buffalo. I cosponsored HR 1152, renewing my commitment to combat white supremacy, but we can do much more." on June 18Read on Twitter
"I call on the Department of Justice to negotiate a settlement with the individual claimants affected by this disaster. Their lives and livelihoods are forever changed. No amount of money can undo the damage, but we can begin to restore and recover. (2/2)" on June 17Read on Twitter
"The @EPA just reached a $32 million settlement with the Navajo Nation and New Mexico for its role in the Gold King Mine disaster, which poisoned our precious waters in the Animas and San Juan Rivers. This money can begin to heal the damage, but more needs to be done. (1/2)" on June 17Read on Twitter
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