John,

They waited until the middle of the night.

Last week, under cover of darkness, the Trump administration removed a slavery memorial at the President's House in Philadelphia and replaced it with a whitewashed version of history that hides the truth about George Washington's enslavement of Black people.

It’s just the latest example of Trump’s relentless quest to erase the past in order to weaken Black political power in the present. But we are going to make sure these attacks backfire.

We are building the rapid-response infrastructure to make every attempt to censor Black history a political disaster. Every time Trump tries, we're going to make sure ten times MORE people see the truth than ever see his lies.

When an exhibit is removed, we'll project the erased history onto buildings for the public to see. If they try to change museum displays, we'll send mobile billboards through the streets outside telling the real story. Every single time they attempt to erase or whitewash Black history, we'll flood social media with the truth.

Every attack on Black history becomes another opportunity to teach it. Every act of censorship becomes another chance to organize. Every lie becomes a reason for millions more people to learn the truth. Will you chip in $25 right now to help us flood our public spaces and the internet with the truth?

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This month, the Trump administration also publicly attacked the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution — calling museum leaders "radical activists" and signaling it wants to replace them with political loyalists. That includes Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III, the first Black person ever to lead the Smithsonian.

Last week, rumors spread that Emmett Till's photograph had been removed from the Smithsonian. The report turned out not to be true. But the fear was real because this administration has proved over and over again that it is nowhere near done yet — and too often rumors are really a trial balloon for what’s coming next.

Each attack tests how much people will tolerate before pushing even further. Every silence invites the next attack. Every victory makes the next erasure easier.

They are counting on people to look away while history is rewritten piece by piece. We won't. Every time they try to erase or whitewash history, we spread the truth farther and wider.

At the same time, we are demanding Congress protect Black cultural institutions. We are pressuring corporations to stop hiding behind silence and publicly defend the museums and establishments they once proudly funded. And we are investing in Black communities, supporting grassroots organizers, independent bookstores, educators, artists, local museums, and community events that keep Black history alive regardless of what politicians try to remove from federal buildings.

Will you rush a donation of $25 right now to help us make sure that 10 times more people see the truth than see Trump's lies?

When history is under attack, we don’t just resist erasure. We invest in remembrance. We strengthen Black institutions. We mobilize communities. We hold corporations accountable. And that's why we built a model for defending Black history that will continue long after any one administration.

Because every time there’s a book ban, an attempt to erase our history, political interference in our cultural institutions, or another attack on Black truth, Color Of Change has shown that we are prepared to organize, protect, and ensure our stories endure.

Until Justice Is Real,

Color Of Change