John,

AT&T has positioned itself as an ally to the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Turning over its social media pages to the voices of Black staff and condemning racism. The company's CEO has called on all other companies to stand with it against racism. 

But its political donations tell a very different story: AT&T is a major donor to far-right Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton.

AT&T says it’s “encouraged” by protestors calling for an end to racist discrimination. Tom Cotton says the military should shoot them.

Words are cheap John - but political donations aren’t.

Demand AT&T cut all ties with Tom Cotton and pledge to stop bankrolling racist politicians.

AT&T’s CEO Randall Stephenson said last week the protests are “...about justice. And when you’re dealing with issues of just basic core justice that every CEO, every leader in America needs to step up and ask, ‘What is the right thing to do?’”

Stephenson has just three weeks left before stepping down as CEO. He desperately wants to leave a legacy as a progressive business leader.

But we can’t let him walk away while his company is one of the top corporate contributors to a senator who denies racism exists. A senator who has advocated “sending in the troops” to silence protests, arresting journalists for reporting inconvenient truths, and for the unfettered right to torture prisoners.

We’re at an unprecedented moment, where the cries of injustice that have been made by communities of color for so long are finally starting to be heard.

But now is the time for action, not just empty words. We can’t allow companies like AT&T to ride the coattails of this movement all the while funding the very politicians who would see all progress stamped out.

Call out AT&T's hypocrisy: tell it to cut off Cotton now!