In the wake of the Navy veteran Daniel Penny acquittedoutgoing Rep. Jamaal Bowman released a “Dear White People” thread on X which he began by saying he didn’t know why he felt the need to keep talking to white people.
“Dear white people, I don't know why I feel the need to keep talking to you. I don't know why part of me still has hope for you and for us. Some of you have gone too far. But maybe enough of you are not and you will join us in the fight to end supremacy White,” Bowman announced in his first post in his thread.
Bowman, who decisively lost the Democratic primary in New York's 16th Congressional District earlier this year, will soon be leaving. Congress Because his term ends in less than a month.
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Rep. Jamaal Bowman speaks at a campaign rally at St. Mary's Park in the Bronx on June 22, 2024 in New York City. (Steven Friedman/GC Images)
“I just want to talk about the hypocrisy and evil of it all and continue to hope. I won't rely on you completely because I know what's most important is working with my community and other like-minded allies in the fight for justice. But I guess I'll just offer this,” Bowman wrote. “I am 48 years old and have witnessed countless incidents of brutal violence and murder at the hands of police in my lifetime,” he declared before going on to name individuals including Rodney King, George Floyd and others.
“Jordan Neely is the latest. He was sick. He wasn't a threat. He was subdued. He's still not a threat. Daniel Penny choked him for 6 minutes. He killed him. We all saw it on camera, and he's still acquitted.” “, confirmed the MP.
The congressman made these posts after the Marine Corps veteran Danielle Penny was found not guilty Criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely.
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Daniel Penny returns to the courtroom after a break during his trial in Manhattan Criminal Court on December 3, 2024 in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
“I've probably left out a hundred other instances of this trauma in my life. For comparison, I ask white people, how many times have you seen a white man murdered in cold blood on camera on your newsfeed? How many times have you even seen that? Heard about that?” Bowman asked.
“The answer is never. You never have. And whenever you are disturbed by your whiteness, black people are hurt or killed. There is never accountability or justice. This is the evil of white supremacy. It extends across geography and political parties and I declare it disgusts us all.” I hope To not have to live with all this trauma deep in my bones. I wish I could be free to be me. I admire the beauty and greatness of my people despite white supremacy. It's unusual. This is what I will continue to rely on.”
Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., during a campaign stop at the Edenwald Houses housing project in the Eastchester neighborhood of the Bronx in New York, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Ping Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Bowman retweeted his “Dear White People” post, the first in his series of multiple posts, and commented: “Looks like I've hit a nerve. White people at X are going crazy about this. There must be a lot of truth in what you posted.” “
“Wow. This has been so motivating for so many of you. Do you realize you are already proving my point? If you are so motivated by this, imagine how I must feel when black people are constantly being murdered and there is no justice. You can't handle a great tweet,” he wrote Bowman in another post.
