Friday, “squad” member Ayanna Pressley tweeted:
You want to thank Black women?
Cancel student debt — all of it.
Black women carry more student debt than any other group in America.
Save your words of appreciation. Policy is our love language.
You want to thank Black women?
Cancel student debt — all of it.
Black women carry more student debt than any other group in America.
Save your words of appreciation. Policy is our love language.
— Ayanna Pressley (@AyannaPressley) January 19, 2021
The tweet got mixed reactions.
One Twitter user replied “My goodness y’all running this BLACK WOMAN thing in the ground. Who really cares who carries the most debt. We all carry college debt. This only black woman agenda is old already. I’m ready for 2024 already. I don’t see me voting for a woman. It’s only about them and their’s.”
My goodness y'all running this BLACK WOMAN thing in the ground. Who really cares who carries the most debt. We all carry college debt. This only black woman agenda is old already. I'm ready for 2024 already. I don't see me voting for a woman. It's only about them and their's.
— Bryan Blue (@Bactor21) January 19, 2021
Another replied “Although I don’t disagree, how do we compensate all of the other people who finished paying off their student loans?”
Although I don't disagree, how do we compensate all of the other people who finished paying off their student loans?
— Gabriel Olvera (@golvera22) January 19, 2021
Another replied “I’m a black woman with $70000 in student loans and I approve this message.”
I’m a black woman with $70000 in student loans and I approve this message.
— Je’Ne Shai Quoi (@JeNeShaiQuoi) January 19, 2021