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America owes black women 'everything,' Rep. Jasmine Crockett rants over July 4 weekend

Controversial and outspoken outgoing Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, is facing online backlash after comments she made over the Independence Day weekend revealing what she thinks the United States owes Black women."When it comes to answering the question of what America owes black women, the answer is everything," the Texas congresswoman said during an interview at the Essence Festival of Black Culture, which was held in New Orleans over the Fourth of July holiday weekend."When we think about the sacrifices that black women have made, from the moment we were stolen from our homelands and trans...