[ [link removed] ]Ayanna Pressley for Congress



I represent the Massachusetts 7th Congressional District — a vibrant,
dynamic, and diverse district, but also one of the most unequal in our
country.

If you ride the #1 Bus from Cambridge to Roxbury, the average life
expectancy drops by as much as 30 years and median household income drops
by $50,000. Last year, the Federal Reserve of Boston published a report
which found that the average wealth for a Black Boston family is $8. Yes,
you read that right. That’s compared to their white counterparts’, which
is $250,000.

This is not
a coincidence. These disparities did not appear out of thin air. They were
legislated. The racial wealth gap in the United States is the direct
result of generations of precise, intentional, and discriminatory policy
violence. And every inequity, every racial injustice, was codified in a
budget or in law.

That’s why policy is my love language — if they can legislate hurt and
harm, we can and we must legislate equity, justice, and healing.

We can and we must be just as prescriptive in reversing and mitigating the
violence and inequities our communities face. That’s why I’m fighting in
Congress for significant investments that break cycles of generational
poverty for Black and brown people. Through the American Opportunity
Accounts Act, “baby bonds” would create a federally-funded savings account
for every American at birth in order to make economic opportunity a
birthright for every child and help close the racial wealth gap.

Through broad-based student debt cancellation, we can provide immediate
relief to millions of borrowers. We can address the generations of
systemic racism that have forced Black students to borrow more than their
white peers. And we can provide a massive stimulus to our economy.

The truth is, Black Americans in this country have been systematically
stripped of our wealth. Historically, we have been denied opportunities to
grow wealth and achieve financial prosperity. The harm was precise and
intentional. And so the work of restorative justice, of racial justice, of
justice for Black Americans, has to be just as precise and intentional.

I’m
committed to closing the racial wealth gap and making these bold,
transformative changes a reality, and I’d love to know that you’re
alongside me in this movement. [ [link removed] ]If you’re able, can you chip in
$25 or
more to help ensure we have the resources we need to continue leading on
policies that will advance justice and equity for all?

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Yours in service,

Ayanna





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