Rep. Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. @RepAdams

Dean of NC Dems representing NC’s 12th District. Educator. Artist. Founder & Co-Chair of the Black Maternal Health @BMHCaucus and the Bipartisan @HBCUCaucus. linktr.ee/repadams Charlotte, NC Joined December 2014

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Rep. Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. @RepAdams

4 days ago

Today, I joined @RepJahanaHayes, @RepSummerLee, @NydiaVelazquez, & @SenGillibrand in introducing the Closing the Meal Gap Act aimed at modernizing and increasing SNAP benefits. Hunger is a policy choice and today, we are choosing to provide for the people who need it most.

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4 days ago

I am honored to host our district's 2025 Military Service Academy Day for high schoolers and recent graduates who live or attend school in North Carolina's 12th Congressional District! Learn more and RSVP here: adamsforms.house.gov/forms/form/?ID…

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4 days ago

68 years ago, Dorothy Counts bravely walked through the doors of Harding High School in Charlotte, integrating the all-white school. May we all embody her courage in the face of hate & remember the words her father said to her: "Hold your head high. You are inferior to no one."

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5 days ago

I just stepped out of the Education & Workforce Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education hearing to update you. We know that a lot of the kids who are left behind actually start behind. Meanwhile, we’re talking about cutting millions of dollars from our schools.

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7 days ago

On #LaborDay, be sure to thank a union. For paid leave. For workplace safety and discrimination protections. For Social Security and Medicare. For child labor laws. For living wages and 8-hour workdays. Labor rights are human rights and when unions win, we all win.

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7 days ago

Labor Day reminds us of the power workers share. Some of our most hard-fought rights—weekends, workplace protections, overtime, living wage—were won by American laborers coming together for the betterment of our country Thank you for your service.

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a week ago

For 135 years, the Second Morrill Act of 1890 has helped build equity in education through supporting our land grant HBCUs. We must ensure every land grant HBCU is given the funding they're owed through this act so they can continue providing for their students and communities.

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a week ago

Last week, I was honored to speak at the Sprouts Grand Opening in NoDa. Sprouts represents the first sizeable grocer in NoDa in more than two decades, addressing a longtime food desert in the region.

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2 weeks ago

The March on Washington was one of the most powerful demonstrations in American history, showing the unwavering strength we have when we come together. To honor Dr. King's legacy, we must continue to march, to speak, and to fight to build a more just, more equitable future.

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2 weeks ago

70 years ago, 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched and his murderers were never held accountable for their heinous crime. To honor Emmett Till's legacy, we must work together to stop the rise in hate crimes our country faces and ensure America remains safe for everyone.

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2 weeks ago

This week, I met with housing leaders in our district to discuss our efforts to address homelessness and housing instability in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region. Affordable housing protects the health, safety, and dignity of our residents and we must protect and expand it.

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2 weeks ago

Today, I introduced the Black Breastfeeding Week resolution alongside @RepBonnie recognizing August 25, 2025 through August 31, 2025 as Black Breastfeeding Week. Read my full statement here: adams.house.gov/media-center/p…

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2 weeks ago

Today, we celebrate 106 years of the National Park Service. The NPS is a promise made to future generations that we will always preserve the history & natural beauty of our country. I am committed to protecting the NPS & call on all of my colleagues in Congress to do the same.

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2 weeks ago

I'm wishing all our @CharMeckSchools students a great start to the school year today! Remember the words of W.E.B. Du Bois, "Of all the civil rights for which the world has struggled and fought for 5,000 years, the right to learn is undoubtedly the most fundamental."

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3 weeks ago

President Trump fundamentally misunderstands the role museums play in telling the story of America. Museums are centers of preservation, culture, and speaking unapologetically to the history of our country—its greatest achievements & its darkest moments. adams.house.gov/media-center/p…

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3 weeks ago

Today, I released a statement on DHS Secretary Kristi Noem withholding more than $100 million in funds already approved by FEMA for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts in Western North Carolina. Read my full statement here: adams.house.gov/media-center/p…

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3 weeks ago

I was honored to deliver the keynote for the Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People on their 90th anniversary and speak more on their theme—Power, Resilience and Moving Forward—during this critical time for our country.