Make No Mistake, Ayanna Pressley is a Badass

<p>Alicia Garza welcomes Congresswoman <a href="https://ayannapressley.com/">Ayanna Pressley</a>, representing Massachusetts' 7th Congressional District. Garza asks Pressley about her journey to becoming the first woman of color to represent the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in Congress. Plus, Garza’s weekly round-up of everything good and awful. </p><p>Ayanna Pressley on <a href="https://twitter.com/AyannaPressley">Twitter</a> & <a href="https://www.instagram.com/repayannapressley/">Instagram</a>.</p><p>Lady Don't Take No on <a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/shows/7931cb88-5dac-45af-97c3-5f029ea025b7/episodes/@LadyDontTakeNoPodcast">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/shows/7931cb88-5dac-45af-97c3-5f029ea025b7/episodes/@LadyDontTakeNoPod">Instagram</a> & <a href="https://dashboard.simplecast.com/shows/7931cb88-5dac-45af-97c3-5f029ea025b7/episodes/fb.me/ladydonttakeno">Facebook</a>.</p><p>Alicia Garza on <a href="https://twitter.com/aliciagarza">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chasinggarza/?hl=en">Instagram</a> & <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChasingGarza">Facebook</a>.</p><p> </p><p>This pod is supported by the <a href="https://blackfutureslab.org/">Black Futures Lab</a></p><p>Production by Phil Surkis</p><p>Theme music: "Lady Don't Tek No" by <a href="https://twitter.com/Latyrx">Latyrx</a></p><p><br />Alicia Garza founded the Black Futures Lab to make Black communities powerful in politics. She is the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter and the Black Lives Matter Global Network, an international organizing project to end state violence and oppression against Black people. Garza serves as the Strategy & Partnerships Director for the <a href="https://www.domesticworkers.org/">National Domestic Workers Alliance</a>. She is the co-founder of <a href="https://supermajority.com/">Supermajority</a>, a new home for women’s activism. Alicia was recently named to TIME’s Annual TIME100 List of the 100 Most Influential People in the World, alongside her BLM co-founders Opal Tometi