希拉·切尔菲勒斯-麦考密克

Quotes

• ““I am here to bring that voice and understanding and cultural competency of being a Caribbean woman, being a Black woman and being a district full of minorities and being a district that suffers the same.””
• ““We don’t have time to sit back. Our rights, our families, and our future are on the line.””
• ““This act of vandalism is not only an attack on a piece of public art—it is an attack on the dignity, pride, and cultural heritage of the Overtown community and the countless individuals who have fought and continue to fight for racial justice.””
• ““No one thought that a little girl like me that was growing up in the district who was raising a daughter by myself at a time would ever be here, so it means so much to be here.””
• ““Families are facing so much right now—from skyrocketing housing costs and health care challenges to attacks on civil rights and economic opportunity.””

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