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Olayinka makes impassioned speech ahead of Equity Law and RiddenHealth Vote
Gov. Tariro Rutendo Olayinka visited a Rajutti neighborhood outside of Martwick. She met with community leaders ahead of her Equity Law and RiddenHealth program passing in the Diet. She shook hands and smiled in selfies with supporters. She also spoke in support for the bill to be solidified with an absolute, two-thirds majority requirement.
"As an Ibuthu, I too suffer from White supremacy. Past leaders enshrined this into our laws. They forced us into facilities and gave us inferior schools. I was taught in those schools. Some buildings were so bad that bricks would fall from the walls. The books they gave us were outdated. But, I dreamed of achieving better for myself and my people. I read those outdated books and worked as a servant in the "Whiteburgs" to buy new books to study. I studied hard and became a lawyer. I was proud to represent the Ibuthu youth in our racist court system.
One night when I was a teenager, I was watching TV with my little cousin. I was 15, and she was about 8. I watched the latest episode of "Sunny Shore High," a show about teenagers at an "average" High School. My cousin turned to me and asked, "Why does their school look so pretty?" I told her the honest truth, "They're all white." She asked me, "Do you think we will get schools like theirs someday?" I thought for a second and told her, "Yes, I promise you, we will. I'll make sure of it." I'm sure many of you have had the same conversation.
Today, I stand in front of you as the Governor of this beautiful duchy we call home. You should remember I stand in solidarity with you. Now that we can right these historical wrongs and bring a positive future. We are excited to pass this bill. While it's not perfect, it is as much as we can do under federal law. With each vote we make we pray for the day of full equality guaranteed by federal law. Until that day comes, we will be the guiding light for Luthori to follow."