Press ReleaseUrgent2026-05-19

LEADER JEFFRIES: “WE ARE HERE TO BOYCOTT THESE JIM CROW-LIKE, RACIALLY OPPRESSIVE TACTICS”

Hakeem S. Jeffries
Hakeem S. Jeffries
DNY-8 · Representative
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This press release from Representative Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY) was published on 2026-05-19 and titled "LEADER JEFFRIES: “WE ARE HERE TO BOYCOTT THESE JIM CROW-LIKE, RACIALLY OPPRESSIVE TACTICS”".

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LEADER JEFFRIES: “WE ARE HERE TO BOYCOTT THESE JIM CROW-LIKE, RACIALLY OPPRESSIVE TACTICS”

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined the NAACP, members of the Congressional Black Caucus, student-athletes and advocates for a press conference, in which he emphasized that House Democrats refuse to sit idly by as SEC universities remain complacent amidst Republican attacks on Black political representation in the South. LEADER JEFFRIES: This is an unprecedented moment [ ]
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