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Dear John,

When Pastor Dale Synder was faced with the people that stole the Bethel
African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church’s land, he called on Color Of
Change members to make Bethel AME whole.^1 And together, we won! The city
of Pittsburgh and the Pittsburgh Penguins hockey team returned the land to
the church. 

This is just the beginning for Color Of Change’s broader campaign on
corporate reparations—a set of committed repairs to harmed Black
communities from the role of corporate entities. [ [link removed] ]Will you make a
contribution of $25 or more today to fuel our campaigns to return stolen
land to Black communities? 

[ [link removed] ]John, DONATE $25 TODAY!

Bethel AME is the oldest Black church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but it
was more than just a house of worship. It was the site of Pittsburgh’s
first Black elementary school and a stop on the Underground Railroad.^2 It
was a haven for residents and the center for organizing in the 1950s
during the Civil Rights Movement.^3 However, in 1957, the City of
Pittsburgh used eminent domain to seize the Bethel AME church's original
Hill District site in order to build Civic Arena and a highway system
dividing the neighborhood from downtown Pittsburgh. As a result of having
its land stolen and being forced to move into a smaller building, the
church lost two-thirds of its congregation and subsequent funding for the
programs serving Pittsburgh's Black residents. 

Color Of Change is proud to have fought for land reparations for Bruce
family and Bethel AME and financial reparations for survivors of the
Greenwood Massacre in Tulsa, Oklahoma.^4,5 Reparations are not limited to
the violence committed to Black people by government entities during the
Transatlantic Slave Trade. Anti-Black policies and violence have spanned
across eras from Reconstruction to Jim Crow to now. Reparations, and being
made financially whole through a number of means, can ensure Black people
are able to become empowered, autonomous and free. 

Color Of Change is continuing to fight for corporate reparations, but we
need your help. Corporate reparations is a major undertaking; we are
targeting more than 4,000 corporations that profit off land stolen from
Black people and those who profit from the continuation of slavery through
mass incarceration.^6 [ [link removed] ]Your $25 donation can fuel our ongoing fight to
secure more corporate reparations and improve the material conditions for
Black people.

[ [link removed] ]JOIN US IN THE FIGHT FOR CORPORATE REPARATIONS!

Until justice is real,

— The Color Of Change Team

 

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References

 1. Tony Norman, “Tony Norman: Great optimism and crushing disappointment
at Bethel AME,” Next Pittsburgh, October 10, 2022,
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 2. “About,” Bethel AME Church,
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 3. Sandy Strauss, “A resolution supporting reparations for Bethel African
Methodist Episcopal Church of Pittsburgh,” Pennsylvania Council of
Churches, September 30, 2022,
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 4. “Justice for Greenwood Foundation announces six-figure to gift to
survivors of Tulsa Race Massacre,” Color Of Change,
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 5. “Color Of Change Commends Rightful Return of Manhattan Beach Back to
Bruce Family,” Color Of Change, October 4, 2021,
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 6. “Policy Blueprint for Ending Carceral Profiteering,” Color Of Change
and Worth Rises,
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