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Carol Moseley Braun Quotes

born 1947 United States

Carol Moseley Braun (born 16 August 1947) is a former U.S. Senator, an American diplomat, politician, and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999.

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Also known as: Braun, Carol Moseley

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Ketanji Brown Jackson questioning appealing to the worst instincts of the American people

There’s a word, and the word is called misogynoir. And that word describes the double whammy that women of color have to face: You’re vulnerable on the issue of gender, and you’re vulnerable on the issue of race.

The Islamic community today is faced with a new version of an old struggle. My late mother used to say it doesn't matter whether you came to this country on the Mayflower or on a slave ship, through Ellis Island or the Rio Grande. We're all in the same boat now.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Carol Moseley Braun (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.