rep. ayanna pressley
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Suspicions Build in Capitol Attack as Democrats Call Out White Supremacists in Congress
The continued unfolding of last week’s white supremacist coup attempt at the U.S. Capitol is now raising questions about the potential complicity and outright danger posed by some members of Congress themselves during the insurrection—even beyond their role in inciting the mob by pushing the lie that the presidential election was stolen from Trump. On…
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'We Have Been the Table Shakers': Rep. Ayanna Pressley Uplifts Black Women and Honors the Late Rep. John Lewis in Conversation at The Root Institute
“Black women–our hair, our bodies—are criminalized. Certainly, I am not exempt from that because I have a comma and a title after my name. That is still a weaponizing experience as a Black woman, as a Black woman in congress, and certainly, as a Black bald woman in congress navigating these spaces.” —Rep. Ayanna Pressley…
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Rev. Al Sharpton, Stevie Wonder and Rep. Ayanna Pressley Join List of Performers and Speakers for #MalcolmXDay Livestream Event
May 19, 2020 will mark the 95th birthday of the late, great Malcolm X. As this is an extra-significant anniversary, we expect nothing less than an extravagant celebration. Though this celebration may have originally been intended to take place in person, we will still bring that same honoring energy in the virtual space as we continue…
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Interviewing Ayanna Pressley About Her Alopecia Encouraged Me to Go Public With Mine
I didn’t expect to get choked up in front of Ayanna Pressley. But 17 minutes into our interview at The Root headquarters in New York City on Monday, as she began telling me one of her most personal hair stories by detailing her experience with alopecia, I blinked through tears and silently reflected on my…
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Exclusive: Rep. Ayanna Pressley Reveals Beautiful Bald Head and Discusses Alopecia for the First Time
Ayanna Pressley loves playing with her hair. Before she became a Massachusetts Congresswoman (and a high-profile member of “The Squad”), Pressley would experiment with different hairstyles and textures, getting a weave and even cutting her own hair. Lately, she’s been experimenting with lace-front wigs. “One I call ‘FLOTUS’ because it feels very Michelle Obama to…
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President Trump to the Fab Freshman of Congress: Go Back to Your Country
If the migrant concentration camps weren’t enough to show you exactly where the president of people who support migrant concentration camps stands, his comments about the fabulous freshmen women of Congress should remove all doubt. During one of his now-infamous stream-of-consciousness tweets, the president implied that the women should all “go back” and fix their…