President Joe Biden signed a bill that makes lynching a federal hate crime weeks after it unanimously passed the Senate.
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A more than century-long effort to pass anti-lynching legislation culminated Tuesday when President Joe Biden signed a landmark bill that makes lynching a federal hate crime.
The effort began 122 years ago, when the first anti-lynching bill was introduced in Congress by U.S. House of Representatives member George Henry White, the only Black member of Congress at the time. That bill failed; the years passed and numerous attempts at passing similar legislation never came to fruition.
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Listen to the best poetry in the world that is translated so that the whole world can hear it
canserbero a Latin American warrior
Let the little angels help us, I doubt that they will help us, this government doubted them
That is why I ask you to raise your fist and say United we are going to change the world with respect with study with love without racism
Strange times
So dumb.. Murder is already against the law and hate crime is Federal.
Hold all perpetrators or just some Ms. Harris???
Why did it take so long? Was he not vp at one time? oh it’s midterms…
Come on man.
What does this accomplish murder is already illegal and comes with a hefty prison sentence this feels like nothing but another empty symbolic gesture.
DemocRATS entire agenda is a “symbolic gesture”. They don’t accomplish a thing🤣
I beg to differ. This is just Joe on Dumb. Come on man.
I almost feel like I am insulting Dumb by associating him with that there.
Then charge the woman responsible for his murder. If not this is b.s.
Ok, that’s cool. Congratulation
Now next, he should sign The Anti- Asian American hate crime bill in law.
THAT should come soon, right?
He should also sign into law anti hunting for triceratops tooo
@Dr Sin The Trump supporters are killing all of them.
The US government is in danger of default
How timely. ANYTHING to take the focus off the highest inflation rate in 40yrs. Let’s go Brandon!!💯👍🏽🇺🇸
Would someone tell me who is Brandon? Yes I am out of the loop?
@wwtjoy gbths what he meant is he is calling himself Karen is all. No worries.
? What in the Hell took so long?! I’m disgusted that this is just now being done! Why am I even surprised, the government has never acknowledged what they did to the Native Americans in any form!!!
probably in the next 100 or 1000 years maybe lol
They mean black people not native Americans
Yes as a Native American let me tell you I’m so oppressed I have to get up and work every day it sucks
Darn. Now we’re all going to have to stop lynching people. My weekends just opened up now that I won’t be looking for lynching victims.
What’s the purpose of this here none sense? This guy been dead 60 years. Come on man!? YOU 59 years and 364 days too late.
He needs to sign into law to stop the hunting of triceratops
LET’S GO BRANDON!!
To be known as the “Shut The Barn Door; The Horse Already Got Out” bill.
“Killing someone is now illegal” – Some old dude
Damn.. how will I spend my Saturday nights now.
In the midst of such chaotic America…. This is their priority ! What did this truly accomplish? It’s like this past Oscar Night ! A distraction !
What the juicy smallpox are they talking about? The only people doing that are race baiters doing it to themselves!!!