Who Are These ‘Faith Leaders’?

More than 300 “faith leaders” and heads of prominent religious organizations signed a letter sent to Senate leadership backing statehood for Washington, D.C. The District’s lack of voting representation in Congress is “sadly rooted in racial discrimination,” they argued, insisting “the historical record is replete with those who opposed voting rights for D.C. residents for explicitly racial reasons.”

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7:49 am on June 23, 2021