John,

Earlier this week, DFA endorsed candidate for Governor of Virginia Jennifer Carrol Foy shared her personal story of nearly dying after the birth of her twins.

While this was the first time she had shared her story, it’s not the first story of Black women’s pain being ignored, dismissed, and disbelieved.

I’d like to ask you to read her story in Elle magazine and share it with others, because this is how change happens. When we share in life experiences together and especially understand the unequal impact of our broken healthcare system on people of color, we motivate caring people to action. You can read and then share her story from here >>

Jennifer is not alone.

Black women in Virginia are four times more likely to die during childbirth and postpartum because so often they are not seen, not heard, and not believed. It’s costing Black and brown women their lives.

In tandem with telling her story, Jennifer released her healthcare plan for Virginia. It addresses struggles families by making prescriptions more affordable, requiring racial bias training for medical professionals, and developing mobile health clinics to serve Virginia’s underserved rural communities.

Her plan would dramatically improve the healthcare system and the lives of all Virginians, but it won’t become law if she doesn’t win the race for Governor this year. Please split a contribution between Jennifer Carrol Foy and DFA today and build the campaign to win.

Proving she has the strength and support to build a powerful campaign, Jennifer has already raised over 1.9 million dollars and is gaining momentum with endorsements by local elected leaders, unions, and organizations.

From the local Teamsters and IBEW unions to Sunrise Movement, Justice Democrats, and DFA, we’re just getting started.

Thanks to you -- and your donation today -- we're going to make sure she wins.

-Molly

Molly Goldberg, Finance Manager
Democracy for America

DON’T MISS YVETTE!! We’re excited about the ABC News Live special event coming up called “Conversations with Black Women” hosted by ABC News anchor Deborah Roberts and featuring our very own CEO Yvette Simpson!

Join us on Twitter for a Watch Party Tweetup during the airing of the show on Friday, February 19th at 8:00 p.m. EST using the hashtag #BlackHERstory.

ABC’s Live link for online streaming:
Friday, February 19th at 8:00 p.m. EST