Racial and Social Justice
A lifelong resident of the Bay, Lateefah has dedicated herself to fighting for racial and social justice in Oakland and her community and has no plans to end her fight for equity and equality when she reaches the halls of Congress. As a Black woman and a single mother of two, Lateefah has seen firsthand how the most marginalized and disadvantaged communities, often immigrant communities and communities of color, are the first to have their civil and social rights put on the chopping block by conservative legislators.
In Congress, Lateefah will continue to fight for structural changes to improve the lives of her constituents and people across the United States. She will support legislation to prohibit the use of the death penalty at the federal level and require re-sentencing of those currently on death row. She has decades of experience working to empower and protect survivors of trafficking and violence with the Young Women’s Freedom Center and started the nationally recognized Back-on-Track program in then-DA Harris’ office to prevent recidivism. This background has given her both the motivation and expertise to create and advocate tirelessly for racial justice legislation.