Friend,

I can't wait for Senator Kamala Harris to make long-overdue history tonight as the first Black and Asian-American woman to accept the vice presidential nomination of a major party.

Kamala has spent her entire career fighting for folks like you and me, who just want their voices to be heard. Her story is our story. No matter what we look like, how we choose to worship, or who we love, we can achieve anything if we work for it.

I didn't understand what that meant until I watched Shirley Chisholm walking out onto that stage at the Democratic National Convention in 1972. Even as a little girl, that was my first realization that a barrier had been broken for me. And, I have no doubt millions of young women will look back at Kamala Harris walking out onto that stage tonight and see that someone who looks like them can lead a nation like ours.

That's why I'm doing everything in my power to elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, but they need all the help they can get. So, I'm asking you: Will you chip in $10 or whatever you can to make history and power this grassroots campaign to victory?

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From now until November, we need to show that the Biden-Harris ticket isn't just one that will make history — it's one that can win. Thanks in advance for chipping in.

Let's get to work,


Lavora Barnes
Chair, Michigan Democratic Party