[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          BLACK HISTORY MONTH

  (Ms. TLAIB asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Ms. TLAIB. Mr. Speaker, I know that Black History Month is a time to 
celebrate and recommit to the fight for justice and Black liberation in 
Michigan's 12th Congressional District and beyond.
  I am proud that I was born and raised in the most beautiful, Blackest 
city in the country, the city of Detroit, where movements are born and 
where history is made every single day. Time and time again, we see 
efforts to erase our history.
  Systemic racism continues to be codified into our laws and into our 
budgets. I know the current administration is now attempting to 
dismantle foundational civil rights protections, diversity, equity, and 
inclusion, and roll back our hard-won progress here in our country.
  No matter how much they want to whitewash it, they cannot erase Black 
history. Black history is American history. There would be no United 
States of America without the contributions of our Black neighbors. 
Black lives matter, and Black history matters.

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