“Report: The more than 15K ways Trump, Republicans have attacked or erased Black Americans”

—MassLive

Movement family,

They wasted no time.

As soon as the Trump Administration took office, they launched an all-out, wholesale assault on Black America. Anti-Blackness on steroids.

The attacks are quantifiable, and the results are unthinkable. Onyx Impact’s comprehensive new Blackout Report details 15,723 specific ways that the Trump Administration and its allies have harmed Black Americans, including:

Mass layoffs: Over 306,000 Black women have been pushed out of the workforce — after Trump’s mass federal firing frenzy, which has disproportionately hit Black women civil servants, and his relentless racist attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

Slashed funding: The Trump administration has cut or frozen over $3.4 billion in federal grants for health care, education, entrepreneurship, and other initiatives that promote opportunity and equity for Black families.

Data erasure: They’ve also removed over 6,000 federal datasets on issues that affect Black communities and inform our policy response, including on Black maternal morbidity and health conditions that disproportionately impact the Black community.

Fewer jobs, diminished resources, less research — the consequences are not abstract. Fewer breadwinners will be able to put food on the table. Fewer Black students will be able to complete their education. More Black folks’ lives will be at risk.

This Administration’s cruelty has laid bare how policy dictates who lives and dies, who survives and thrives. I’ve always believed that if they can legislate hurt and harm, then we can and we must legislate equity, healing, and justice too.

That’s why I’ve:

Continued calling attention to the damning rise in Black women’s unemployment and demanding action from the Federal Reserve to promote maximum employment for all — including addressing this surging crisis among Black women.
Championed policies to help close the racial wealth gap, including Baby Bonds and student debt cancellation.
Fought to address the Black maternal morbidity crisis, introduced legislation to create more inclusive public health policies, codify racial equity across federal agencies, and improve government services for underserved communities.

We can build a world where birthing while Black is an experience met with support and celebration. A world where higher education opens doors, free of debt. A world where we keep each other safe and Black men grow old. A world where Black greatness is older than our oppression.

As long as the current occupant of the White House relentlessly attacks Black America, I will match his energy in pursuit of true liberation.

And I am grateful that your support makes this work possible. If you can, make a donation today to strengthen our campaign and grow our movement for the equity, healing, and justice we so badly need in America.

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In solidarity,

Ayanna