My sister was killed in the Charleston church shooting

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8. Much more to do. Absolutely. But where to start? One of the things I would like to see Congress

do is compose and present a new Voters Rights reform to give it teeth. The SCOTUS took the teeth out just when we need them the most.

We have a number of Black Caucus people who fought for the first one. I would like to see the Black Caucus and progressives caucus in Congress put together such a bill and present it. THEN we the people should get behind them. Election year is coming. Rs are up for election. We need to do what we can to get this bill passed before the election. This IMO would be a great first start.

Many of the things she talked about needing to be done are states issues and a voting rights bill would go a long ways to help black people and their supporters to take action in their local communities using the vote. The POC in my community are finally realizing just how important the vote is here in our own area and we are making change with it.

The unequal school finding in communities of color is an old issue and since schools are funded with federal money that should be something that could be handled by all of us regardless of color. We should all care if every classroom in the USA has good teachers, books, supplies, computers and the other things children need for a good education. This issue will guarantee that our nation is stronger and that our economy is better. It is not just a minority issue it is an American issue.

She is absolutely right - taking down the flag does not fix any of these other problems. In the long run taking down the flag may not solve any real problems. It was only an admission that we should be working on these problems not that we will be.