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"No one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land." - Warsan Shire My friends, my heart is heavy today. I keep thinking about our country and where we are as a nation, and I struggle to find the words. The recent cold blooded murders connected to ICE enforcement have left me grieving. I often think about the vibrant tapestry that has always made this nation what it is — from the descendants of those forced here through the transatlantic slave trade, to Italian, Jewish

Happy Fourth, friends! Today, and every day, I’m reminded that the American promise is worth fighting for because we, working people, deserve to be free and fed. We deserve it all! Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness belong to all of us, the working class and not the oligarchs hoarding all the wealth. We deserve universal healthcare, a livable climate that works for our children, free childcare, and social housing. In the richest country in the history of the world these ideas are not r

As I said on @Hasanabi stream…. To the oligarchs, Wall Street vultures, and private equity goons: We are coming for you. Expect US.

This Juneteenth, we honor the spirit of resilience, struggle, the celebration of Black joy, and the fight for true freedom. On this day, we honor our ancestors who survived the unimaginable, and we honor the sacrifices of those who chose the sea over chains. Today and everyday should be about recognizing the important contributions of the Black community, not only in Kansas City and Missouri, but across the nation. As we reflect on the journey of our ancestors, from Galveston to the present day,

Vice President JD Vance rolled into Kansas City today and guess who was waiting with open arms? Congressman Mark Alford This is the same Mark Alford who apparently doesn’t even know (or care) what district he’s in… While working families in Missouri are drowning in rent, having their healthcare taken away, and watching grocery prices explode, Alford is busy playing celebrity escort for a wannabe strongman backed by billionaires and corporate extremists. We can and WILL flip this seat, but we nee

In the wake of the Louisiana v. Callais decision, a devastating assault on Black and Brown working people, I think of my great-grandmother. A former sharecropper, and my best friend. I think of our elders; the everyday heroes who fought and won the Voting Rights Act, battered and bruised as it now is. I think of the blood that was spilled by allies of all colors and creeds simply for right to be counted. Gutted by an illegitimate, conservative Supreme Court and their racist, insatiable desire t

Our movement isn’t PAC powered, we are People powered. We as working people have it within our power to guarantee universal healthcare, social housing, and a union protected job. We can, and will, tax the Epstein class, redistribute that wealth, & divest from the US war machine. Whether you can knock doors, host a house party, or donate a few dollars, we need YOU. Change will not come from the top. It’s you and me, together. We got us.

Our electeds love leaving working people on read, but when a billionaire calls begging for a ballpark bailout, it’s “Hi, how may I help you?!” The People won’t forget. Expect us. Solidarity forever and always with @Missouri Workers Center ✊🏾 We got us.

Foreign policy is domestic policy. We can have universal healthcare, social housing, and a guaranteed union protected job. We can eliminate the cap on social security, wipe away student loan debt, and guarantee SNAP for every American, but instead we line the pockets of oligarchs and “defense” contractors while simultaneously committing war crimes in broad daylight. I am running for Congress to divest from the war machine abroad, and instead invest in YOU here at home.

We the People Kansas City & Leavenworth refuse to allow Core Civic reopen the cages of their concentration camp. We deserve a humane immigration system that simplifies the naturalization process, creating a real path to citizenship, codifying & expanding DACA, upholding asylum rights, ending private detention & ABOLISHING ICE.

It’s official: we’re running in Missouri’s Fourth Congressional District. The GOP thought we’d take their gerrymander lying down — but they were wrong. From Kansas City to every corner of America, working people are ready to push back. It’s people vs. money. And together, we will win.

I’m Hartzell Gray, and I’m running for Congress in Missouri’s 5th District. People of my district are being priced out of our homes, locked out of opportunity, and told to wait our turn while politicians protect the same donors and recycle the same tired playbook. For too long, working people have carried the weight of a rigged system. Now they’re making it clear: We need leaders who will fight back. Fight back against oligarchs driving up the cost of living. Fight back against MAGA extremists t