Generation Progress

What are the #SOTU highlights for young people? Join @WhiteHouseOPE46 TOMORROW for a briefing with @Surgeon_General and @Richmond46 to learn more about mental health, COVID, the economy, climate, SCOTUS, and more! Submit questions when you RSVP ⬇️⬇️ pitc.zoomgov.com/webinar/regist…

It’s 2 years later and this still rings true. @POTUS this is why we need to #CancelStudentDebt. twitter.com/genprogress/st…

#ICYMI: @edtrust surveyed nearly 1,300 #BlackBorrowers from across the nation about #StudentDebt. Their experiences highlight why it’s important that Congress and @POTUS #CancelStudentDebt and #DoublePell now. edtrust.org/p/58972

#StudentDebt and abortion restrictions disproportionately harm young people of color, especially Black women. This #BlackHistoryMonth, @POTUS needs to do the right thing and #CancelStudentDebt so that Black families can have a financially secure future. bit.ly/3o1m2ED

This year, #SCOTUS’s decision on Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban could overturn #RoevWade, triggering more bans and putting our civil liberties at risk. Confused? @tcorreabuntley & @juli_adhikari got you. #AbortionJustice

Every day, 22 kids & teens are shot. America's youth are tired of thoughts and prayers. The filibuster has prevented Congress from passing life-saving gun violence prevention laws. We must #AbolishTheFilibuster to save lives. #TheFilibusterIsKillingUs thefilibusteriskillingus.com

#FACT: Prosecutors charge Black people with mandatory minimums 65% more often than white people for the same crime. It doesn't have to be this way. If we repeal mandatory minimums, we can #ShrinkTheSystem and end mass incarceration. bit.ly/3fFsL2i

🧵 #ICYMI: @CFPB is taking steps to #ProtectBorrowers! They recently announced rule changes to make sure schools aren't using abusive servicing practices. consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsr…

Did you know that Black borrowers are more likely to need to take out loans, borrow more, and take longer to pay off those loans due to the racial wage gap? This is due to systemic racism. Here’s how we can address these issues: bit.ly/3fCh2RV

Congress must invest in our nation’s students by doubling the maximum Pell Grant award! Tweet at your representatives asking them to #DoublePell. doublepell.org/wp-content/upl…

To confront the systemic racism of police departments across the country, bold, decisive action is required from all American institutions, including colleges. We outline 4 actions colleges can take to address police brutality. americanprogress.org/?p=487647.

#BlackHistory Fact: The reproductive justice movement was started by a group of Black women activists in the 1990’s in response to the lack of a reproductive movement that defended the needs of people of color and other marginalized groups. bit.ly/3nHcNZT

Thank you for sharing your story, Angel! We all deserve the right to make the best decision for ourselves, our families, and our lives. 💚

20 years after starting college Black borrowers still owe 95% of their debt compared to white borrowers who only owe 6% of their debt. Student debt is a racial justice issue. @POTUS, #CancelStudentDebt.

RT if you agree: @POTUS should immediately #CancelStudentDebt.

Black and Brown communities have bore the brunt of environmental injustices for far too long. It’s time the Senate put communities of color first by passing transformative investments in #ClimateAction. bit.ly/3rRTvSR

Yes, it's true. Winter storms are lasting longer and becoming more dangerous. We need to #ActOnClimate. capaction.medium.com/three-ways-tha…

and they say #ClimateChange isn't real 👀

More than half of Americans have been impacted by gun violence in some way—whether having witnessed gun violence, been threatened or wounded with a gun, or had a loved one wounded or killed with a gun. This #GVSurvivorsWeek, share their stories: momentsthatsurvive.org/stories/

.@ewarren gets it. We need to #CancelStudentDebt now! 
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