What do you think the black community's reaction will be to a vanishing number in Congress who look like them?

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5. Ron Dellums was the best representative I ever had the honor to vote for and

has great influence on my life as a Democrat and commitment to social and environmental justice.

In 1971 I registered to vote in Contra Costa with intent of a non-religious CO. Had a very high draft lottery number. Went to many anti-war rallies in Berkeley and San Francisco beginning in 1968.

Spent about 40% of time between 1973 and 1987 living in Berkeley and Oakland while earning 2 Cal degrees and working in a Fed research lab. Have not been to the Bay Area since 1973.

Ron Dellums had always been my standard; alas never again realized even close.

Blacks have never been treated fairly after the evilness that brought many to the USA. What does one expect from a dominant culture that did not consider blacks fully human? Even when there has been progress like the repeal of slavery and the vote, there has been pull back from the gains. Shameful.