Friend –

I'm reaching out because we're running behind on our goal of raising $500,000 by midnight tomorrow to support our Systemic Equality agenda and other imperative civil rights work.

If you have not already done so, rush in as generous a gift as you can now. When you do, you'll support our teams hard at work fighting to dismantle the divides of inequity in America that keep us from being a land of opportunity for all.

And nowhere is the divide larger than in the racial wealth gap.

Gaps in wealth between Black and white households expose accumulated inequality and discrimination. They also reinforce differences in power and opportunity that can be traced back centuries.

But it doesn't have to continue being this way, ACLU Supporter. Through our Systemic Equality agenda's Build Prosperity pillar, the ACLU is pushing to decrease this gap in communities of color through:

• Canceling Student Debt: No other group of Americans is as burdened by student loan debt as Black Americans. Canceling up to $50,000 of student debt for eligible borrowers would redress the inequalities built into our higher education financing system.
• Accessing Financial Services Through Postal Banking: The U.S. Post Office can address the racial wealth gap by linking more people to essential financial services at an affordable rate and ensuring more communities, specifically those in Black neighborhoods, have easier access to these services.
• Establishing a Permanent Child Tax Credit: By ensuring an expanded and refundable child tax credit, we can cut child poverty by 40 percent – and lift over 50 percent of Black children out of poverty, according to one study.

These are common-sense solutions that will lift millions of people out of poverty and extend opportunity to communities that have been left behind for too long.

But for the ACLU to fight and win on these policies – alongside our partner organizations and allies – our teams will need as strong of resources as possible.

So please, make your gift today and help reach our goal of $500,000 for Systemic Equality and all our civil liberties.

Sincerely,

Rakim Brooks
Pronouns: He, him, his
Senior Campaign Strategist, Systemic Equality Campaign Manager, ACLU