[1]Voting While Black

Dear John,

It’s the first week of Black History Month, and we’re thinking about the
history-making work of Black women DAs across the country.

One of these women is Kim Foxx, Cook County State’s Attorney. Her work to
change the criminal justice system in Chicago and its suburbs has already
begun changing the lives of thousands of people, including so many Black
families targeted and broken by the war on drugs.

Kim Foxx is changing the course of Black history in Cook County, but she’s
facing a tough re-election race, with 3 opponents and attacks from the
police and media. [ [link removed] ]You can help us re-elect her-- will you make a $1
donation (or whatever you can give!) to support us as we fight for Kim
Foxx?

Foxx was elected in 2016, and in her four years, she has:^1

* Reduced the population of Cook County jail by over 20%, sending people
to rehabilitation programs instead of behind bars
* Cleared over 1000 people’s names of low-level marijuana convictions,
reversing some of the impacts of the racist war on drugs
* Increased transparency by posting information on all her office’s
cases online.

But Kim Foxx's historic impact extends beyond the ways she's changing
lives in Cook County.

Since her election, a wave of progressive prosecutors nationwide have
followed her lead, many of them Black women. Rachel Rollins in Boston, MA.
Diana Becton in Contra Costa County, CA. Satana Deberry in Durham, NC. And
more!

This wave is historic in a country where 95% of elected prosecutors are
white and only 1% are women of color.^2

These women not only are more representative of the communities they
serve, they also often have experienced firsthand the devastating impacts
that prosecutors can have on families and communities. They know the
justice system has been broken in so many ways since its foundation, and
are working to address that at its roots every day

If Kim Foxx is re-elected, she'll have 4 more years to transform the
justice system and will continue inspiring more Black women prosecutors to
do the same. [ [link removed] ]But police and her opponents won't make this race easy--
donate $1 now to support Kim Foxx's re-election!

John, thank you for supporting the transformative work of Black
women prosecutors this month, and every month. Happy Black History Month
from all of us.

[ [link removed] ]Donate to Make History

Until justice is real,

Arisha, Jenni, Drew, Charles, Calyssa, Candice, Audrey, Cristel, Scotty,
Daniel and the Color Of Change PAC team

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Sources

 1. "Kim Foxx", Voting While
Black, [ [link removed] ][link removed]
 2. "Justice for All?", Reflective Democracy Campaign,
[ [link removed] ][link removed]


 
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