Washington, Jan. 19 -- Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley issued the following press release:
Today, at Boston's 56th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) delivered powerful and deeply personal remarks in which she honored the life and legacy of Dr. King, the enduring strength of Black communities, and the urgent imperative to resist authoritarianism and hate with collective action. Congresswoman Pressley invoked the story of her great-grandmother, Mamma Eliza, whose handmade quilts became a metaphor for Black wisdom and protection, and discussed how Dr. King and our ancestors left us the blueprint for our survival.
A full transcript of the Congresswoman's remarks is available below, and the v...