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Trump Would Not be Paying Respect to John Lewis in Washington

Ezra Grant — Tue, 28 Jul 2020 11:02:28 +0000

As the civil rights icon’s body lay in Capitol Hill, Donald Trump said he would not pay respect to the man who almost died while fighting for equal rights in this country. Donald Trump, who in recent weeks has stirred racial tensions, says he has no plans to visit the late Congressman John Lewis as the civil […]

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Rep. John Lewis Dead at 80 – #ThankYouJohn Lewis

Ezra Grant — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 10:51:01 +0000

Thank you John for your fight, for teaching us how to fight and for making us a better people. Representative John Lewis, a son of sharecroppers and an apostle of nonviolence who was bloodied at Selma and across the Jim Crow South in the historic struggle for racial equality, and who then carried a mantle […]

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Civil Rights Icon to Boycott Trump’s State of the Union Address

Ezra Grant — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 16:00:37 +0000

He has stood for what’s right his entire life. So naturally, Rep. John Lewis of Georgia will stand again later this month to boycott Donald Trump and his blatantly racist views when the Republican president delivers his State of The Union Address. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said Friday that he’ll skip President Trump‘s State of the Union address […]

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Trump Attacks Rep. John Lewis – Worry About Your “Crime Infested” District

Ezra Grant — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 14:17:11 +0000

Just 24hrs after Civil Rights legend, John Lewis, said he doesn’t believe Donald Trump is “a legitimate president,” Donald Trump resorted to his default 4 year old character and fired back at the congressman. In a series of tweets, Trump bullied the congressman, Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, […]

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John Lewis Explains His Comment about Bernie Sanders’ Civil Rights Record

Ezra Grant — Mon, 15 Feb 2016 20:23:42 +0000

Congressman John Lewis, a Hillary Clinton supporter and endorser, recently made news when he suggested that Bernie Sanders’ claim of being a civil rights activist, wasn’t true. During his endorsement of Hillary Clinton, Lewis said that he never saw Sanders during his travels while fighting for civil rights in his early days. “I never saw […]

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Republican Leaders Will Not Be Going to Selma – No Surprises Here

Ezra Grant — Sat, 07 Mar 2015 04:15:42 +0000

Why the heck would Republicans be interested in anything to do with Selma? I am disappointed that the Congressional Black Caucus and Rep. John Lewis would expect these Republicans to care about anything to do with the Civil Rights movement. Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) this week joined the Congressional Black Caucus in complaining that none of […]

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Congressman John Lewis – The Civil Rights Act Would Not Get a Vote in Today’s Congress

Ezra Grant — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 20:58:47 +0000

On its 50th anniversary, everyone’s praising the Civil Rights Act that passed a bipartisan Congress back in 1964. Even Rand Paul had some good things to say about it. But if today’s Congress was given that opportunity to do something big, as big as voting on that bill, what would be the outcome? Congressman John […]

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