Senator Raphael Warnock spoke to protesters who attended
Saturday's "No Kings" rally in Atlanta. -snip- Click the feature given in this video summary for the auto-generated English language transcript of Rev. Warnock's speech.
**** Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube video of Senator Raphael Warnock (Democrat-Georgia) speaking at the No Kings rally in Atlanta, Georgia on March 28, 2026.
I'm especially interested in also given kudos to American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter David Cowan who is also featured in this video.
This post also includes a few comments in that video's discussion thread including those that refer to the ASL interpreter.
The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, and political purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Senator Raphael Warnock and thanks to ASL interpreter David Cowan. Thanks also to all those who participated in No Kings protest marches and rallies throughout the United States and elsewhere on March 28, 2026 .Thanks also to all those who are quoed in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube. -snip- Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/05/examples-of-jesus-loves-me-in-american.html for the 2014 pancocojams post entitled "Examples Of "Jesus Loves Me" In American Sign Language (ASL)".
Nobel Prize,Jan 15, 2014 -snip- From AI Overview [results on January 19, 2026 Martin Luther King Day in the United States]
"Martin
Luther King Jr. won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his nonviolent struggle
for civil rights, announced on October 14, 1964, and accepted in Oslo, Norway,
on December 10, 1964, becoming the youngest recipient at age 35"...
**** Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post presents a video of the Nobel Peace Prize speech that Martin Luther King Jr. gave in Oslo, Norway on October 14, 1964.
The transcript of that speech is also given in this post.
The content of that post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, inspirational, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr for his legacy then and now for African Americans and for all other persons throughout the world. Thanks to all those who work to achieve peace in the United States and throughout the world.
"Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness, Mr. President,
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen:
I accept the Nobel Prize for Peace at a moment when 22
million Negroes of the United States of America are engaged in a creative
battle to end the long night of racial injustice. I accept this award on behalf
of a civil rights movement which is moving with determination and a majestic
scorn for risk and danger to establish a reign of freedom and a rule of
justice. I am mindful that only yesterday in Birmingham, Alabama, our children,
crying out for brotherhood, were answered with fire hoses, snarling dogs and
even death. I am mindful that only yesterday in Philadelphia, Mississippi,
young people seeking to secure the right to vote were brutalized and murdered.
And only yesterday more than 40 houses of worship in the State of Mississippi
alone were bombed or burned because they offered a sanctuary to those who would
not accept segregation. I am mindful that debilitating and grinding poverty
afflicts my people and chains them to the lowest rung of the economic ladder.
Therefore, I must ask why this prize is awarded to a
movement which is beleaguered and committed to unrelenting struggle; to a
movement which has not won the very peace and brotherhood which is the essence
of the Nobel Prize.
After contemplation, I conclude that this award which I
receive on behalf of that movement is a profound recognition that nonviolence
is the answer to the crucial political and moral question of our time – the
need for man to overcome oppression and violence without resorting to violence
and oppression. Civilization and violence are antithetical concepts. Negroes of
the United States, following the people of India, have demonstrated that
nonviolence is not sterile passivity, but a powerful moral force which makes
for social transformation. Sooner or later all the people of the world will
have to discover a way to live together in peace, and thereby transform this
pending cosmic elegy into a creative psalm of brotherhood. If this is to be
achieved, man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects
revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love.
The tortuous road which has led from Montgomery, Alabama to
Oslo bears witness to this truth. This is a road over which millions of Negroes
are travelling to find a new sense of dignity. This same road has opened for
all Americans a new era of progress and hope. It has led to a new Civil Rights
Bill, and it will, I am convinced, be widened and lengthened into a super
highway of justice as Negro and white men in increasing numbers create
alliances to overcome their common problems.
I accept this award today with an abiding faith in America
and an audacious faith in the future of mankind. I refuse to accept despair as
the final response to the ambiguities of history. I refuse to accept the idea
that the “isness” of man’s present nature makes him morally incapable of
reaching up for the eternal “oughtness” that forever confronts him. I refuse to
accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and jetsam in the river of life,
unable to influence the unfolding events which surround him. I refuse to accept
the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism
and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a
reality.
I refuse to accept the cynical notion that nation after
nation must spiral down a militaristic stairway into the hell of thermonuclear
destruction. I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the
final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than
evil triumphant. I believe that even amid today’s mortar bursts and whining
bullets, there is still hope for a brighter tomorrow. I believe that wounded
justice, lying prostrate on the blood-flowing streets of our nations, can be
lifted from this dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men. I
have the audacity to believe that peoples everywhere can have three meals a day
for their bodies, education and culture for their minds, and dignity, equality
and freedom for their spirits. I believe that what self-centered men have torn
down men other-centered can build up. I still believe that one day mankind will
bow before the altars of God and be crowned triumphant over war and bloodshed,
and nonviolent redemptive good will proclaim the rule of the land. “And the
lion and the lamb shall lie down together and every man shall sit under his own
vine and fig tree and none shall be afraid.” I still believe that we shall
overcome!
This faith can give us courage to face the uncertainties of
the future. It will give our tired feet new strength as we continue our forward
stride toward the city of freedom. When our days become dreary with
low-hovering clouds and our nights become darker than a thousand midnights, we
will know that we are living in the creative turmoil of a genuine civilization
struggling to be born.
Today I come to Oslo as a trustee, inspired and with renewed
dedication to humanity. I accept this prize on behalf of all men who love peace
and brotherhood. I say I come as a trustee, for in the depths of my heart I am
aware that this prize is much more than an honor to me personally.
Every time I take a flight, I am always mindful of the many
people who make a successful journey possible – the known pilots and the
unknown ground crew.
So you honor the dedicated pilots of our struggle who have
sat at the controls as the freedom movement soared into orbit. You honor, once
again, Chief Lutuli of South Africa, whose struggles with and for his people,
are still met with the most brutal expression of man’s inhumanity to man. You
honor the ground crew without whose labor and sacrifices the jet flights to
freedom could never have left the earth. Most of these people will never make
the headline and their names will not appear in Who’s Who. Yet when years have
rolled past and when the blazing light of truth is focused on this marvellous
age in which we live – men and women will know and children will be taught that
we have a finer land, a better people, a more noble civilization – because
these humble children of God were willing to suffer for righteousness’ sake.
I think Alfred Nobel would know what I mean when I say that
I accept this award in the spirit of a curator of some precious heirloom which
he holds in trust for its true owners – all those to whom beauty is truth and
truth beauty – and in whose eyes the beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace is
more precious than diamonds or silver or gold."
This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube video of the speech that Ayanna Pressley (United
States Democratic Representative, Massachusetts) gave at a February 10, 2025
rally in Washington D.C. to help save the United States Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau (CFPB) from the actions that are being waged against that
agency by Donald Trump and Elon Musk.
This pancocojams post also presents information about
Representative Ayanna Pressley as well as a
transcript of Representative Pressley's speech at that rally. A National Public Radio article excerpt about
the Trump administration's takeover of the CFPB is also included in this
pancocojams post.
The content of this post is presented for historical and
socio-cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Representative Ayanna Pressley and thanks to all
others for their work on behalf of people in the United States who benefit from
the CFBP. Thanks also to all those who work at the CFPB. Thanks also to all
those who are quoted in this post.
****
INFORMATION ABOUT REPRESENTATIVE AYANNA PRESSLEY https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayanna_Pressley "Ayanna Soyini Pressley (born February 3, 1974) is an
American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for
Massachusetts's 7th congressional district since 2019. This district includes
the northern three quarters of Boston, most of Cambridge, parts of Milton, as
well as all of Chelsea, Everett, Randolph, and Somerville.[1]
Pressley served as an at-large member of the Boston City
Council from 2010 through 2019. She was elected to the United States House of
Representatives in 2018 after she defeated the ten-term incumbent Mike Capuano
in the Democratic primary election for Massachusetts's 7th congressional
district and ran unopposed in the general election.[2] Pressley was the first
black woman elected to the Boston City Council and the first black woman
elected to Congress from Massachusetts.[3][4] Pressley is a member of "The
Squad", a group of progressive Congress members."...
**** TRANSCRIPT OF REPRESENTATIVE AYANNA PRESSLEY'S SPEECH IN
DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU (Feb. 10,
2025)
The rally comes after the Trump Administration and acting
CFPB Director Russell Vought abruptly froze funding for the agency, halted all
enforcement and supervision, closed the bureau’s headquarters for the week, and
told staff to work remotely.
A full transcript of the Congresswoman’s remarks is
available below and the full video is available here.
Transcript: Pressley Rallies With Warren, Waters, Advocates
to Save CFPB from Trump-Musk Takeover
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
February 10, 2025
"Last week, I saw a sign in the crowd that said, “DOGE”
stands for Dangerous Oligarchs Grab at Everything.” And I said it then, and
I’ll say it again, that Elon Musk, he needs to keep his grubby hands, his
greedy, grubby hands, off of our government.
You know, I don’t know about all of you, but I’m having a
hard time sleeping at night. My daughter is 16 years old and looking at
colleges, and I’m so worried about the world that she’s living in now, in the
world that she will inherit. And I ask myself, you know, how did we get here?
How were working men and women convinced to believe that a failed businessman
who is godless and lawless could lead them anywhere? Because he lied, because
he’s a liar and a crook. But you know, he’s been given a lot of oxygen, I want
to give you all some.
You’re all here when you could have been anywhere else,
because you give a damn. You give a damn about this country, you give a damn
about our democracy, you give a damn about your neighbors. You are the true
patriots.
Now, you may not have an occupant in the Oval Office that
cares about lifting your burdens and lightening your loads and harnessing your
dreams to make them real, but know that the Democrats that stand behind me,
they have got your back, and we will stand up and we will fight until they
stand down, because we are going to match their energy.
Elon Musk and your muskrats. Elon Musk, I mean, Donald
Trump, same thing at this point, right? Who really is the president, Donald?
Donald Trump ran on a promise to bring down costs for
everyday people. Didn’t have a plan for it, but said he would. Well, Donald,
how’s that going? I’ll ask you all, how’s it going? Are your eggs cheaper? Is
your housing more affordable? Tell me how letting Elon put his paws in the
cookie jar is helping a single person who calls this country home.
Families are struggling. The rent is too damn high. The cost
of groceries is too damn high. The big banks and giant corporations are all too
eager to nickel and dime hard working people, and you know what has been a
saving grace for families trying to hold onto a buck? This small but mighty
government agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Now look, those of you watching you may have never heard of
them. You know, isn’t it just the truth that you don’t know how much you
benefit from your government or your democracy until someone comes through with
a wrecking ball and creates a constitutional crisis with an unprecedented power
grab.
You’ve never heard of them, but trust me, they’ve been
working hard for you, the people, for over a decade.
They are the same agency that got banks to cap overdraft
fees. They take on scammers that are after our elders’ money. They stop the
medical debt from digging your credit report. They go after banks that practice
lending discrimination.
This is what we’re gonna dismantle? What in the hell kind of
“government efficiency” is that? No justice for scammed elders?
Look, let me tell you something. I’ll take a bit of umbrage
here. I’ll speak on behalf of my colleagues. I bet I can say, we are all
willing to work with anyone who’s serious about doing the work of centering the
American people and advancing progress. But they are not serious.
This is not about government efficiency. What kind of
efficiency makes people hungrier, poorer and less safe?
The CFPB are watchdogs fighting for the people, so no wonder
Elon and Donald want to gut it. They don’t want watchdogs protecting the
people. They want predators and bad actors to run rampant and take people for a
ride.
These men just want to pillage the government and make
themselves rich.
Meanwhile, the CFPB, this essential agency that put $21
billion, that’s B with a billion, dollars back in people’s pockets. Now, if
you’re Elon Musk with a net worth — are y’all ready? — of near $400 billion
maybe that’s pocket change, but not for everyday people.
The good policies coming out of this place have been make or
break for folks struggling to make ends meet in the midst of recessions,
pandemics and much more. So I just want to take a moment, because I told some
stories and profiles about people who’ve been protected and helped by this
agency, but I don’t want this workforce to be faceless to you.
Can we just thank this dedicated workforce at the CFPB [and]
agencies across our government who have been doing this life saving work?
They take pride in this work.
[crowd chanting]
That’s right. That’s right.
They do life-saving work, and this is also about their lives
and their livelihoods as well. So we’re grateful to them in the midst of this
unprecedented assault on our democracy.
And I want to say to them, the uncertainty and fear that you
are feeling today is real, but I want you to know that every single person here
and then some has your back.
And we are going to litigate, legislate, agitate and resist,
because you are worth it. So we will see you in Congress, in the courts, and in
the streets.
And I’ll close it out here again as I think about my
16-year-old daughter. A movement sibling of all of ours, Cecile Richards, an
incredible warrior for justice, recently transitioned, and in the midst of
battling cancer, she was still out in these streets, organizing and resisting.
And she was asked, What are you doing here? You’re still
fighting when you’re in a fight for your life? And her response was, “the
question will be asked when everything was at stake for the country, what did
you do? And the only acceptable answer will be everything that I could.”
"The main U.S. agency tasked with overseeing the
financial products and services used by everyday Americans — from credit cards
to checking accounts to home loans — is the latest target of the Trump
administration's effort to remake the federal government.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new leader has
shuttered the agency's headquarters and told staffers to stay at home and
refrain from doing any work.
The Trump administration team run by tech billionaire Elon
Musk is also focusing some of its efforts on the CFPB. The Department of
Government Efficiency — or DOGE — has accessed the CFPB's internal computer
systems and deleted its public-facing social media accounts. In recent weeks
Musk has criticized the CFPB in posts on X, the social media site he owns, at
one point posting: "CFPB RIP."
[...]
The Republican staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs said in a post on X that
"[a]ccountability at the CFPB is long overdue" and that Vought would
"bring responsibility back to the CFPB & refocus its mission to serve
the American people."
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, who
helped launch the CFPB, said in a series of posts on X that the CFPB was
created by Congress and that no one in the Trump administration "can
illegally shut down its work."
Warren warned that gutting the CFPB would mean that
"CEOs on Wall Street will once again be free to cheat you out of your
savings."
