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April 20, 2020 Tweet - "We will teach our kids and our grandkids and more about the Holocaust to make sure this terrible stain on humanity never fades from memory, to make sure this genocide is never repeated against the Jewish people or any other people. #YomHaShoah #HolocaustRemembranceDay" Sen. Chuck Schumer
April 15, 2020 Tweet - "A Jackie Robinson Day without baseball might feel wrong. But if a "life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives" then Jackie's great example is all around us in our heroic doctors, nurses, medical workers, and all frontline workers. Today, we cheer for them." Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 31, 2020 Tweet - "#CésarChávezDay reminds us why we'll never stop fighting for people and workers. César Chávez fought for fairness, justice, and equality for all Americans. We'll keep fighting to honor the legacy of this civil rights icon and labor leader. #SiSePuede" Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 29, 2020 Tweet - "Thankful for the life of civil rights icon Joseph E. Lowery. Alongside Dr. King, he battled Jim Crow and emerged victorious. America is a better place b/c of social justice champions like Rev. Lowery. May he forever #RestInPower" Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
March 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Reps. Nadler and Maloney Lead NYC Delegation Request for $4B in Federal Assistance for Nonprofit Museums Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives - Bonamici, Pingree Push House Leadership to Protect the Arts Economy During COVID-19 Outbreak Rep. Jerry Nadler, ...
March 19, 2020 Tweet - "In the wake of WWII, America helped rebuild a continent. Right now, we need to rebuild public health capacity on our continent. America needs a Marshall Plan for public health infrastructure to help our hospitals and doctors and nurses on a massive scale." Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 17, 2020 Tweet - "This year's St Patrick's Day celebration may look a little different but we're proud as ever to celebrate our relationship with Ireland, the people of Ireland, immigrants from Ireland, & Irish Americans And we were thrilled last week to welcome Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar to Congress" Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 7, 2020 Tweet - "55 years after the historic march for equality in Selma We're continuing to fight the efforts to suppress the votes of Americans of color, young voters, working Americans Senator McConnell & Senate Republicans must allow a vote on #HR4 in the Senate to #RestoreTheVote #Selma55" Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 6, 2020 Tweet - ""The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" Eleanor Roosevelt was born in NY, served as First Lady and the 1st chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights, and oversaw drafting Universal Declaration of Human Rights #WomensHistoryMonth #FearlessFriday" Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 6, 2020 Tweet - "Mazel Tov @YUAthletics Macs on the @SkylineConfD3 championship, an inspiring season, and the first @NCAA DIII tournament win in program history! #GoMacsGo @YUNews" Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 4, 2020 Tweet - "Black folks throughout the South (and beyond) are NOT low information voters. Nor are they members of the so-called establishment or corporate class. They are the direct descendants of a turbulent history that includes Slavery, Lynching and Jim Crow. Respect. The. Struggle." Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
March 1, 2020 Tweet - "I'm so proud to march with everyone in the #StPatsForAll Parade in Queens! Amazing to celebrate Irish culture with so many New Yorkers." Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 1, 2020 Tweet - "While #BlackHistoryMonth's over, we won't stop celebrating the history African Americans continue to make, as with: Tish James--1st African American woman elected statewide in NY Andrea Stewart-Cousins--1st African American woman to lead NY's State Senate" Sen. Chuck Schumer
March 1, 2020 Tweet - "I'm so proud to celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth and the incredible achievements of women in New York and across the country. Because when women succeed, we all succeed." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 29, 2020 Tweet - "No photograph more accurately depicts the golden age of jazz than Art Kane's iconic "A Great Day in Harlem." Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Mary Lou Williams, and more. All in one photo. All in Harlem. This #BlackHistoryMonth, we celebrate this legacy." Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 28, 2020 Tweet - "A legacy like Jane Bolin's should always be honored: 1st African-American woman to graduate from Yale Law School 1st African-American woman to join the New York Bar Association 1st African-American female judge in the U.S. #BlackHistoryMonth" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Reverend Gary Davis was an amazing singer and guitarist--whose music and style influenced music icons like Bob Dylan. Davis sang both gospel and blues throughout New York, where his impact is still being felt today. #BlackHistoryMonth" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 27, 2020 Letter to Jon Parrish Reede, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities - In the wake of the devastating fire in Chinatown Museum, Schumer urges National Endowment for the Humanities to award an emergency grant to the Museum of Chinese in America; emergency funds will aid museum in recovery efforts after fire damaged up to 85,000 artifacts Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 26, 2020 Tweet - "Constance Baker Motley was a key legal strategist in the Civil Rights Movement The 1st African American woman elected to NY's State Senate and 1st to serve as a federal judge Her work to desegregate institutions continues to inspire #BlackHistoryMonth" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 26, 2020 Tweet - "House passed legislation today to make lynching a federal crime. Anti-lynching legislation first introduced in 1918. It has taken more than 100 years to get to this point. But justice delayed is not justice denied. This one is for Emmett Till " Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Feb. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Historian, writer, and activist Arturo Alfonso Schomburg's legacy and influence should never be forgotten. Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture remains one of the world's leading African diaspora institutions. #BlackHistoryMonth" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Les Payne was a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. He used his work to fight for what is right. He played a pivotal role at Long Island's Newsday, leaving a legacy dedicated to making New York and America more just and more equal. #BlackHistoryMonth" Sen. Chuck Schumer
Feb. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Thankful for the amazing life and legacy of trailblazing Mathematician Katherine Johnson #NASA. She helped send America to the Moon. Others got the glory. But Ms. Johnson is no longer a #HiddenFigure. May she forever #RestInPower " Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
Feb. 23, 2020 Tweet - "An Army veteran, Alton R. Waldon, Jr. served as the first African American Congressman elected from Queens to the U.S. House. He has also served in the New York State Assembly, New York State Senate, and as a Judge in New York. #BlackHistoryMonth" Sen. Chuck Schumer
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April 20, 2020 Tweet - "We will teach our kids and our grandkids and more about the Holocaust to make sure this terrible stain on humanity never fades from memory, to make sure this genocide is never repeated against the Jewish people or any other people. #YomHaShoah #HolocaustRemembranceDay" Sen.Chuck Schumer
April 15, 2020 Tweet - "A Jackie Robinson Day without baseball might feel wrong. But if a "life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives" then Jackie's great example is all around us in our heroic doctors, nurses, medical workers, and all frontline workers. Today, we cheer for them." Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 31, 2020 Tweet - "#CésarChávezDay reminds us why we'll never stop fighting for people and workers. César Chávez fought for fairness, justice, and equality for all Americans. We'll keep fighting to honor the legacy of this civil rights icon and labor leader. #SiSePuede" Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 29, 2020 Tweet - "Thankful for the life of civil rights icon Joseph E. Lowery. Alongside Dr. King, he battled Jim Crow and emerged victorious. America is a better place b/c of social justice champions like Rev. Lowery. May he forever #RestInPower" Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
March 21, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader - Reps. Nadler and Maloney Lead NYC Delegation Request for $4B in Federal Assistance for Nonprofit Museums Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
March 20, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, and Kevin McCarthy, Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives - Bonamici, Pingree Push House Leadership to Protect the Arts Economy During COVID-19 Outbreak Rep.Jerry Nadler, ...
March 19, 2020 Tweet - "In the wake of WWII, America helped rebuild a continent. Right now, we need to rebuild public health capacity on our continent. America needs a Marshall Plan for public health infrastructure to help our hospitals and doctors and nurses on a massive scale." Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 17, 2020 Tweet - "This year's St Patrick's Day celebration may look a little different but we're proud as ever to celebrate our relationship with Ireland, the people of Ireland, immigrants from Ireland, & Irish Americans And we were thrilled last week to welcome Taoiseach @LeoVaradkar to Congress" Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 7, 2020 Tweet - "55 years after the historic march for equality in Selma We're continuing to fight the efforts to suppress the votes of Americans of color, young voters, working Americans Senator McConnell & Senate Republicans must allow a vote on #HR4 in the Senate to #RestoreTheVote #Selma55" Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 6, 2020 Tweet - ""The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" Eleanor Roosevelt was born in NY, served as First Lady and the 1st chair of the UN Commission on Human Rights, and oversaw drafting Universal Declaration of Human Rights #WomensHistoryMonth #FearlessFriday" Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 6, 2020 Tweet - "Mazel Tov @YUAthletics Macs on the @SkylineConfD3 championship, an inspiring season, and the first @NCAA DIII tournament win in program history! #GoMacsGo @YUNews" Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 4, 2020 Tweet - "Black folks throughout the South (and beyond) are NOT low information voters. Nor are they members of the so-called establishment or corporate class. They are the direct descendants of a turbulent history that includes Slavery, Lynching and Jim Crow. Respect. The. Struggle." Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
March 1, 2020 Tweet - "I'm so proud to march with everyone in the #StPatsForAll Parade in Queens! Amazing to celebrate Irish culture with so many New Yorkers." Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 1, 2020 Tweet - "While #BlackHistoryMonth's over, we won't stop celebrating the history African Americans continue to make, as with: Tish James--1st African American woman elected statewide in NY Andrea Stewart-Cousins--1st African American woman to lead NY's State Senate" Sen.Chuck Schumer
March 1, 2020 Tweet - "I'm so proud to celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth and the incredible achievements of women in New York and across the country. Because when women succeed, we all succeed." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 29, 2020 Tweet - "No photograph more accurately depicts the golden age of jazz than Art Kane's iconic "A Great Day in Harlem." Dizzy Gillespie, Count Basie, Mary Lou Williams, and more. All in one photo. All in Harlem. This #BlackHistoryMonth, we celebrate this legacy." Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 28, 2020 Tweet - "A legacy like Jane Bolin's should always be honored: 1st African-American woman to graduate from Yale Law School 1st African-American woman to join the New York Bar Association 1st African-American female judge in the U.S. #BlackHistoryMonth" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 27, 2020 Tweet - "Reverend Gary Davis was an amazing singer and guitarist--whose music and style influenced music icons like Bob Dylan. Davis sang both gospel and blues throughout New York, where his impact is still being felt today. #BlackHistoryMonth" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 27, 2020 Letter to Jon Parrish Reede, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities - In the wake of the devastating fire in Chinatown Museum, Schumer urges National Endowment for the Humanities to award an emergency grant to the Museum of Chinese in America; emergency funds will aid museum in recovery efforts after fire damaged up to 85,000 artifacts Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 26, 2020 Tweet - "Constance Baker Motley was a key legal strategist in the Civil Rights Movement The 1st African American woman elected to NY's State Senate and 1st to serve as a federal judge Her work to desegregate institutions continues to inspire #BlackHistoryMonth" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 26, 2020 Tweet - "House passed legislation today to make lynching a federal crime. Anti-lynching legislation first introduced in 1918. It has taken more than 100 years to get to this point. But justice delayed is not justice denied. This one is for Emmett Till " Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Feb. 25, 2020 Tweet - "Historian, writer, and activist Arturo Alfonso Schomburg's legacy and influence should never be forgotten. Harlem's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture remains one of the world's leading African diaspora institutions. #BlackHistoryMonth" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Les Payne was a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. He used his work to fight for what is right. He played a pivotal role at Long Island's Newsday, leaving a legacy dedicated to making New York and America more just and more equal. #BlackHistoryMonth" Sen.Chuck Schumer
Feb. 24, 2020 Tweet - "Thankful for the amazing life and legacy of trailblazing Mathematician Katherine Johnson #NASA. She helped send America to the Moon. Others got the glory. But Ms. Johnson is no longer a #HiddenFigure. May she forever #RestInPower " Rep.Hakeem Jeffries
Feb. 23, 2020 Tweet - "An Army veteran, Alton R. Waldon, Jr. served as the first African American Congressman elected from Queens to the U.S. House. He has also served in the New York State Assembly, New York State Senate, and as a Judge in New York. #BlackHistoryMonth" Sen.Chuck Schumer
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