Barbara Lee tweeted the following:
"This is devastating news. First AME Church of Oakland is a beacon of light in Oakland & has served our community for decades. Ive known this church, pastors, & members of the congregation since my college days. We all must pray & rally support for this church family. twitter.com/oaklandside/st"Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Barbara Lee:
"From Jimmy Carters time in the Oval to running @CarterCenter to building homes for Habitat for Humanity at 95, his compassion, humility, & dedication to service are truly remarkable. He is a gift to the world.My prayers are with First Lady Rosalynn & the entire Carter family. twitter.com/cartercenter/s" on Feb. 19Read on Twitter
"To date, nearly 50M peoplepredominately Black & Latino Americansare exposed to higher levels of pollution.The reason? Redlining. Even though it was banned over 50 years ago.Any climate solutions that don't take systemic racism into account are not solutions." on Feb. 18Read on Twitter
"Housing is a human right, but prices in CA & across the US have skyrocketedand for people living paycheck to paycheck, high security deposits can be a dealbreaker to renting an apartment.My new bill, the #DEPOSITAct, lowers barriers to housing for all sfchronicle.com/politics/artic" on Feb. 17Read on Twitter