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<p>John,</p>
<p>On April 21, Trump’s Justice Department indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center following a sustained right-wing campaign. Even some Trump allies called it a political power play. <strong>Two days later Elon Musk retweeted a call to target Color Of Change to his 240 million followers.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Is Color Of Change next?</strong></p>
<p>The accusation comes first. Then financial institutions act before a jury hears a word. Fidelity Charitable, Vanguard Charitable and DAFgiving360 blocked donor grants to SPLC before trial. No verdict. The financial punishment came anyway.</p>
<p>Trump officials are now drafting plans to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits fighting for racial justice. In Minnesota, federal agents monitored groups organizing against immigration raids and used subpoenas to trace their funding and their relationships.</p>
<p><strong>Getting money to Black organizers has never been simple and has never been safe.</strong></p>
<p>In 1964, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was 72 hours from running out of money during Freedom Summer. Harry Belafonte raised $70,000 for them and would not wire it — he believed sending a Black organizer to collect a transfer in Mississippi could get that organizer killed. So Belafonte and Sidney Poitier carried the cash to Greenwood themselves. Klansmen tried to run their car off the road.</p>
<p>What has changed is the chokepoint. In 1964 it was a wire office in Mississippi. Today it's a giving platform in Boston.</p>
<p>When corrupt politicians look to silence critics, Black-led organizations are always among the first targets.</p>
<p><strong>Color Of Change has spent more than 20 years exposing white supremacy, confronting corporate power and defending Black communities.</strong> We have never taken corporate money. Our independence comes from our members, which means there is no corporate sponsor for anyone to pressure into dropping us.</p>
<p>There has never been a corporation between us and you. There isn't one now.</p>



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John,

On April 21, Trump’s Justice Department indicted the Southern Poverty Law Center following a sustained right-wing campaign. Even some Trump allies called it a political power play. Two days later Elon Musk retweeted a call to target Color Of Change to his 240 million followers.

Is Color Of Change next?

The accusation comes first. Then financial institutions act before a jury hears a word. Fidelity Charitable, Vanguard Charitable and DAFgiving360 blocked donor grants to SPLC before trial. No verdict. The financial punishment came anyway.

Trump officials are now drafting plans to strip the tax-exempt status of nonprofits fighting for racial justice. In Minnesota, federal agents monitored groups organizing against immigration raids and used subpoenas to trace their funding and their relationships.

Getting money to Black organizers has never been simple and has never been safe.

In 1964, the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee was 72 hours from running out of money during Freedom Summer. Harry Belafonte raised $70,000 for them and would not wire it — he believed sending a Black organizer to collect a transfer in Mississippi could get that organizer killed. So Belafonte and Sidney Poitier carried the cash to Greenwood themselves. Klansmen tried to run their car off the road.

What has changed is the chokepoint. In 1964 it was a wire office in Mississippi. Today it's a giving platform in Boston.

When corrupt politicians look to silence critics, Black-led organizations are always among the first targets.

Color Of Change has spent more than 20 years exposing white supremacy, confronting corporate power and defending Black communities. We have never taken corporate money. Our independence comes from our members, which means there is no corporate sponsor for anyone to pressure into dropping us.

There has never been a corporation between us and you. There isn't one now.

Will you rush a donation to the Black Power Protection Fund today?

Donate: [link removed]

The Black Power Protection Fund keeps our work moving forward even as the threats from Trump escalate. Targeting Color Of Change will not stop the work. We are building the strength to make sure of it.

Give to the Black Power Protection Fund today.

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While the Trump administration builds the machinery to silence movements, we are building the power to withstand it. But we need you with us.

Until Justice Is Real,

Nadine Smith
President & CEO
Color Of Change



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