John,

This weekend, I’m celebrating Juneteenth in my home city of Detroit, one of the most beautiful, Blackest cities in the country—where movements for civil rights and social justice are birthed.

Our former Congressman John Conyers broke ground back in 1989 when introducing legislation to establish a federal commission on reparations, and this year I’ve been honored to support new reparations legislation from my sister in service Rep. Cori Bush.

Cori Bush introduced the Reparations Now Resolution, which recognizes the federal government’s responsibility to provide reparations for the enslavement of Africans—as well as for the harm our government continues to inflict on millions of Black people.

Please sign on today if you agree that we need reparations now. To honor Juneteenth and the ongoing struggle for Black liberation, add your name to become a grassroots co-sponsor of Rep. Cori Bush’s Reparations Now Resolution.

Our country’s wealth was built on the backs of enslaved Black people, and our government must repair and take responsibility for ongoing anti-Black harms.

Throughout her life as a Black woman, Cori Bush has personally experienced how Black people continue to bear the harms of slavery and its vestiges.

We see this in present-day health disparities, the growing Black-white wealth gap, escalating police violence against Black communities, and so much more. Anti-Black racism is built into our country’s institutions, including our criminal legal system, housing, education, and healthcare.

To start to heal generations of trauma and get closer to equity, we need reparations for Black people in America.

Add your name to become a grassroots co-sponsor of Rep. Cori Bush’s Reparations Now Resolution.

In solidarity,

Rashida