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John,

The internet can be a scary place, but it can be terrifying for Black
women. Every day, Black women are harassed, doxxed, threatened, abused,
and bullied online.^1 In a study conducted by Amnesty International, it
was found that Black women are nearly twice as likely as white women to
experience abuse, harassment, and racial slurs online.^2 

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Black women deserve our love, not our hate. 

And you know Big Tech? Those companies that are all up in everyone’s
business and are definitely listening to your conversations and watching
your online activity? They’re letting this abuse happen and do basically
nothing to stop it. They know all about what kind of toothpaste brand you
prefer but somehow can’t seem to identify misogynoir – misogyny directed
specifically at Black women – online. Then, if a Black woman dares to
defend herself, she is often banned or muted on these online spaces while
her harasser is free to continue their behavior.^3 

That’s why Color Of Change is investing in research to track increased
misogynoir online. We will use the knowledge we gain to pressure these
powerful platforms to take real action to protect Black women and girls in
the online world. But this will be a lot of work, and we can’t do this
without you. [ [link removed] ]Can you show Black women some love this Valentine’s Day by
chipping in $5 or more to help fund our research?

This is personal for us, John. Color Of Change is largely
powered by the work and passion of Black women from all walks of life. We
know what it’s like to be harassed and abused online, and we’re committed
to eradicating misogynoir from virtual life for good. Join us now to help
us win this fight.

[ [link removed] ]CLICK HERE TO FUND OUR EFFORTS TO ERADICATE ONLINE HATE TOWARDS BLACK
WOMEN

Until justice is real,

—The Black Women of Color Of Change

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 References

 1. Ayana Byrd, “New Study Confirms That Black Women Are Most Abused Group
on Twitter,” Colorlines,” December 19, 2018,
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 2. Amnesty International and Element AI, “Troll Patrol Findings: Using
Crowdsourcing, Data Science & Machine Learning to Measure Violence and
Abuse against Women on Twitter,” Amnesty International,
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 3. Jessa Guynn, “Facebook while black: Users call it getting 'Zucked,'
say talking about racism is censored as hate speech,” USA Today, July
9, 2020,
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