steny h. hoyer

  • House Votes to Remove Confederate Statues From the Capitol

    House Votes to Remove Confederate Statues From the Capitol

    On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to remove Confederate statues from the Capitol. According to Politico, the bill would remove a bust of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney from the Old Supreme Court Chamber. Taney was a Supreme Court justice who was responsible for the Dred Scott decision that ruled Black people were not…

  • Will Lynching Finally Become a Federal Hate Crime? House to Decide Next Week
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    Will Lynching Finally Become a Federal Hate Crime? House to Decide Next Week

    While many of us view lynchings as a thing of the past, the unspeakable traumas that they’ve inflicted upon our community are still very much alive today. That and they aren’t exactly a thing of the past, as our friendly neighborhood racists always take the time to remind us. Yet despite their being racially motivated…