Friends,

I am heartbroken and horrified at the needless death of George Floyd -- another innocent Black man murdered by police in Minneapolis. Frustrated that we keep finding ourselves in this position as a city and a country. Angry that justice still seems out of reach.

In pivotal moments like this, we must uplift the people and organizations on the ground doing the critical work to rebuild our communities, like Black Visions Collective and Reclaim the Block. So Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and I are coming together to raise $50,000 for these two Minnesota-based organizations to stand up for racial justice.

Will you speak out with the Squad by donating $10 or whatever you can toward our $50,000 goal? Donate: [link removed]

It's not enough to fire the police officer who killed George Floyd -- he must be charged with murder. And on the grassroots level, we must take collective action to dismantle the racist institutions that allow devastating acts of violence like this to keep happening.

Stand up for racial justice with the Squad by donating whatever you can to raise $50,000 for Black Visions Collective and Reclaim the Block: [link removed]

Thank you for speaking truth to power to demand the justice we so desperately need.

In radical solidarity,

Ilhan Omar