Friend, join me in celebrating Black History Month.
From culture, to politics, to the arts – and so much more – African Americans have made phenomenal contributions to our country, and each February is joyfully dedicated to recognizing, lifting up, and honoring this history.
2022 promises to mark another historic milestone: the approaching nomination of the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court. But as we lean into this impending victory, we are also tasked with continuing the battle against the Far Right’s efforts to whitewash our history and suppress our voices with some of the most racist, anti-voter, anti-education campaigns we’ve seen in decades.
Dozens of states have passed laws that restrict Black and brown voters’ rights, and the Right’s renewed zeal for book-banning over the past year has focused on works with racial, gender, or LGBTQ-related themes, many of them revered classics and historical works. These are real efforts to block teachings about both the contributions of African Americans and other marginalized groups and the legacy of racism and hatred that is baked into many of our country’s institutions.
Our work to eradicate systemic oppression and make this country a place where all people have equal opportunity for justice and happiness cannot succeed if the Far Right erases the truth of our past and our present.
We’ll give you a sample email as a starting point and direct you to where you can find your local or state email contacts. It should take you no more than 5 minutes to complete, and your input could make a big difference as school boards across the country take on these critical challenges. And when you have finished sending your email, make sure to let us know!
Thank you for taking action to help us stop the Far Right’s campaign against truth and history in your state. Local action is the best way to cut off their influence at the source.
Despite these far-right attempts to discredit our hard-fought contributions of the past, present, and our promising future, we will not let them dampen our celebration. Black history is American history, our future is America’s future, and I cannot wait to see where we will go next.
With victories on the horizon and a growing movement dedicated to the protection of every American’s fundamental right to a voice in our democracy, we know that our future will be as rich as our past – and even brighter.
Thank you again,
– Ben Jealous, President
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