Rep. Ayanna Pressley on race, justice, and the fight for all of our freedoms
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s SXSW sit-down with The Emancipator’s publisher, Amber Payne, was an intimate glimpse into what it is like to grow up as a child forged in resistance and become a legislator whose North Star is firmly on justice for marginalized people and causes. Her guidance on resisting tyranny, drawing on ancestral wisdom, using one’s talents for righteous fights, and radically claiming joy, were prescriptions for anyone seeking to choose community over chaos. Here are some moments worth revisiting.
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