Johari Abdul-Malik – Let The Courts Bring About Justice
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Brothers and sisters from the Latin South.
They're also brothers and sisters from the East
and the West.
Let's not forget about the Syrian refugees.
Some of their family members are here, and
some of their families are there.
Don't forget about those students who are from
Africa and the Middle East,
who also are going to be united
if these justices will find the courage.
I want you to know that this is
a still a broken nation.
Broken because we have some governors
who are afraid to leave.
Today, we're not gonna talk about them. We're
gonna talk about justice.
We have come to this place seeking justice.
We have come to this place many times
before.
Myself, I'm a descendant of slaves.
And it was this court
that upheld the 13th
and the 14th
amendment to the constitution
that declared
that people ought to be
free.
Amen. Right. There are many of our brothers
and sisters
who, because they don't have citizenship,
are nothing but 21st
century
slaves.
Their labor is exploited
because their employers know
that their status is uncertain,
that they don't have the rights
of a citizen.
And so we're saying today
that we're asking
these justices
to stand
firmly
for justice
for those
who are in a state of limbo.
We are asking god's mercy
on the leadership of president Obama,
who has put forward this legislation.
We're asking right now, today,
to end the segregation.
Today,
just like the supreme court
ended the segregation
in 1954
and 56.
We're asking the supreme court
to unify our families
by upholding
the legality
of DAPA and DACA.
We're saying today
that we're asking these judges
for them to exercise
some moral
courage.