by Chandelis R. Duster
Many lawmakers wore black in solidarity with the #MeToo movement to
President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday night and
some congressional members also adorned their clothes with pins in
honor of Recy Taylor.
Members
of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Democratic Caucus wore red
"Recy" pins, and Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-N.J., who organized the tribute,
told NBCBLK in an email Tuesday evening that Taylor’s story “represents
that of many marginalized women who have spoken up, spoken out and have
long been ignored.”
“The transformative movement that’s happening
in this country around sexual misconduct must include amplifying the
voices of victims that we, in some cases, chose not to hear,” Watson
Coleman said. “Beyond her terrifying experience, Ms. Taylor, herself, is
a representation of the many communities this Administration has chosen
to leave behind.”
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Source: NBC News
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