The Declaration of Inclusion would affirm our national commitment to diversity and inclusion. So, on the 240th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, it is appropriate to call for a new declaration for America: a Declaration of Inclusion, one that explicitly and deliberately includes people of color, women, people with disabilities, the LGBTQ community and every other group that was left out the first time around. In many ways, it was a celebration of what Independence Day is supposed to look like: free people of all races, ethnicities and religions living, working and thriving--together. Every day in school we pledged allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. This Declaration would confront long standing and misguided notions about who the U.S. is by and for.

Source: Huffington Post July 04, 2016 15:45 UTC