Following the president’s meeting with leading thought leaders on race like Joe Biden and Al Sharpton, the Congressional Black Caucus took to the House floor Monday night to address the events in Ferguson, Mo., and their aftermath.
CBC members still on the House floor, along with probably 40 other members. They're about to begin an hour on #Ferguson.
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) December 2, 2014
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Going to the Floor after 7 tonight to talk about the big lesson of the Ferguson tragedy. Stop profiling black men on the streets of America.
— Eleanor Holmes Norton (@EleanorNorton) December 2, 2014
Tonight the CBC will be speaking on the House floor on the topic "Being Black in America" @RepJeffries is on now!
— The Black Caucus (@TheBlackCaucus) December 2, 2014
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries brought the “hands up, don’t shoot” pose to the House floor, though it still pales in comparison to Rep. Bobby Rush’s donning of a gray hoodie to protest the shooting of Trayvon Martin.
Live from the United States House of Representatives: #HandsUpDontShoot http://t.co/oaQfvpGJqf pic.twitter.com/8NKTp1VNfS
— Hakeem Jeffries (@RepJeffries) December 2, 2014
Former OFA and Capitol Hill staffer Keidra King live-tweeted some of the other statements made from the House floor.
Injustice has no seat in our democratic institution. – @GregoryMeeks #BlackLivesMatter #CapiotlHill2Ferguson #FergusonDecision #Ferguson
— Keidra D.C. King (@KDC_King) December 2, 2014
We don't need to have an injustice to take place before me move towards justice. -Congressman Al Green #Ferguson #CapitolHill2Ferguson
— Keidra D.C. King (@KDC_King) December 2, 2014
To all #Americans who are disturbed by the protest I say to you #NoJusticeNoPeace . – @YvetteClarke #Ferguson #CapiotlHill2Ferguson
— Keidra D.C. King (@KDC_King) December 2, 2014
no community should have 2doubt whether justice has prevailed when a decision like this has been handed down @RepAndreCarson #Ferguson
— Keidra D.C. King (@KDC_King) December 2, 2014
Don't let this issue fade into the next tragedy.- @RepRobinKelly #BlackLivesMatter #Ferguson #BlackinAmerica #CapiotlHill2Ferguson
— Keidra D.C. King (@KDC_King) December 2, 2014
The @OfficialCBC is the consciousness of the #Congress and in many cases the consciousness of the country @RepBeatty #Ferguson
— Keidra D.C. King (@KDC_King) December 2, 2014
No community should live in fear of the institution that is responsible for protecting it. @RepRobinKelly #Ferguson #BlackLivesMatter
— Keidra D.C. King (@KDC_King) December 2, 2014
In one move that was more than symbolic, the CBC did express its support for body cameras for police.
We support the President's efforts to equip police officers with cameras, for their safety and the safety of the communities they protect.
— The Black Caucus (@TheBlackCaucus) December 2, 2014
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