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Marqueece Harris-Dawson
@mhdcd8
Los Angeles City Councilmember, District 8
South Los Angeles, Los Angeles
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    Marqueece Harris-Dawson
    @mhdcd8
    Jan 21, 2020
    Proud to endorse @AndrewYang for president! Dr. Martin Luther King introduced guaranteed income to eradicate poverty & Yang’s Freedom Dividend will provide financial security to everyone. We need a democrat to beat Trump & start a movement based on new ideas! #YangGang #MATH
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    Marqueece Harris-Dawson
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    Oct 10, 2022
    What we heard on the tape disqualifies Nury Martinez, Kevin de Leon, and Gil Cedillo from service on the LA City Council. They have forfeited their leadership.
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    Marqueece Harris-Dawson
    @mhdcd8
    Oct 10, 2022
    People I have called colleagues, allies, and even friends, violated the public trust in our council. Nury Martinez, Kevin de Leon, Gil Cedillo, and Ron Herrera’s behavior is inexcusable and potentially illegal.
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    Marqueece Harris-Dawson
    @mhdcd8
    Oct 11, 2022
    Every day that Nury, Gil and Kevin delay their resignations is a another day Los Angeles can’t move forward. We need them to do the right thing. NOW.
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    Marqueece Harris-Dawson
    @mhdcd8
    Apr 9, 2019
    This week, I will officially submit a motion to name the intersection of #Crenshaw and #Slauson as "Nipsey Hussle Square". #NipseyHussle
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    Marqueece Harris-Dawson
    @mhdcd8
    Nov 5, 2020
    Congratulating & welcoming Nithya Raman to the Los Angeles City Council. As a lifelong organizer, I appreciate how @nithyavraman energized & inspired everyday people to mobilize around progressive issues. I look forward to working with you to make LA a more fair & equitable City.
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    Marqueece Harris-Dawson
    @mhdcd8
    Oct 10, 2022
    Replying to @mhdcd8
    Their apologies feel hollow and too casual in contrast to the words they brazenly uttered behind closed doors. We are not elected to mock children, to promote divisiveness between Black and Brown communities, or to negate years of hard-won unity in attempts to conspire for power.
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    Marqueece Harris-Dawson
    @mhdcd8
    Dec 9, 2022
    Some people are ready to excuse CM de Leon’s behavior. I am not.
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    Marqueece Harris-Dawson
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    Oct 10, 2022
    Replying to @mhdcd8
    I join the call in wrapping our arms around Mike Bonin and his family, the Black community, the Brown community, and those whose work they attempted to diminish.
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    Marqueece Harris-Dawson
    @mhdcd8
    Oct 10, 2022
    Replying to @mhdcd8
    As someone who serves a densely populated Black AND Brown district, I know there is more that ties us together than comes between us. And I can recognize when politicking tries to sever our bonds.
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    Marqueece Harris-Dawson
    @mhdcd8
    Oct 13, 2022
    Sharing my perspective on @unrigla’s thread: For months, I questioned why I couldn’t get through to my colleagues during the redistricting process. It seemed overtly racist to me to deny the only Black district in LA of any economic assets.
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    Unrig LA
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    Dec 1, 2021
    Replying to @UnrigLA
    Here’s part 3 of CM Harris-Dawson’s speech on Expo Park/USC last week.
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    Marqueece Harris-Dawson
    @mhdcd8
    Oct 13, 2022
    I’m with @MikeBoninLA
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    Kate Cagle
    @KateCagle
    Oct 13, 2022
    EXCLUSIVE: LA City Councilmember Mike Bonin says he does not believe the council should meet Friday if members Gil Cedillo and Kevin de Leon have not resigned after leaked, racist conversation. 'I think it's impossible for us to do anything with them still part of the council."
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    Marqueece Harris-Dawson
    @mhdcd8
    Oct 12, 2022
    Gil and Kevin follow Nury’s lead. We’re waiting.
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    Isaac G. Bryan
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    Oct 12, 2022
    This was the right thing to do
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    Marqueece Harris-Dawson
    @mhdcd8
    Oct 12, 2022
    Today @mikeboninla @cd4losangeles and I co-introduced motions calling for the removal of Nury Martinez, Kevin de Leon, and Gil Cedillo from their respective committees. They could make these motions unnecessary by doing the right thing and resigning.