As the only Black man serving on the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, my fight has always been about amplifying the voices of Black Missourians and working-class families across this state — voices that have been silenced or ignored for too long. That’s why Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s call for a special session to gut Missouri’s initiative petition process and redraw congressional maps is not just a political maneuver. It’s an attack on our democracy and a direct threat to racial equity, workers’ rights, and the future of grassroots power in Missouri.

We can’t let this stand. We owe it to every Missourian who signed a petition for Medicaid expansion, every worker who fought for fair wages, every family who needs paid sick leave. We owe it to the next generation to protect their right to organi

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