Stacey Abrams: The Attack on DEI Is an Attack on Democracy, Education and Economy

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ABRAMS: “We have to remember that every victory — built into every victory are the seeds of defeat. But also built into every defeat are the seeds of the victory. We have seen victory, but we cannot rest on that victory and think that it is impermeable and impervious to harm. What we know is that the attack on diversity, equity and inclusion, DEI, is an attack on democracy, it is an attack on education, it is an attack on how our economy works. Because what Rev. Warnock and Jon Ossoff — what Sen. Ossoff and Sen. Warnock reprsent are pathways to the American dream. They are proof points. And those proof points scare those who want this world to be more narrow and restrictive. And so, we have to recognize that our opportunity to hold to those successes requires our constant attention, our constant tending. You know, voting is not magic, voting is medicine. But it also means that it is a constant engagement, that we cannot have a moment of success. We have to keep working constantly at moving ourselves forward.”