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May 1, 2019

Prominent Black Women Rally on Capitol Hill in Defense of Rep. Ilhan Omar
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On Capitol Hill, black women leaders gathered Tuesday in defense of
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim congresswomen in
history and the first member of Congress to wear a hijab. Omar says
death threats against her have spiked in number since President Trump
tweeted a video juxtaposing her image with footage of the 9/11 attacks.
Democracy Now! was at Tuesday's "Hands Off Ilhan Omar" event; we'll play
excerpts from it later in the broadcast and then go to Capitol Hill to
speak with Congressmember Omar.


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