We've built a legacy fighting for Black women and your support is needed
more than ever. 

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John,

For Thanksgiving, we’re so thankful for all the ways Black women have made
the work at Color Of Change possible and lay the groundwork for us to
fight for Black people every day. Black women continue to be at the
forefront of every progressive movement in this country, fighting for the
collective liberation of all people, and at the same time, they rarely
have people fighting in their corner. That’s why at Color of Change we
center Black women, we fight to protect Black women, we free Black women
from cages, and most importantly we follow the lead of Black women.

Our elected officials and decisionmakers continue to let down Black women
each and every day and they’re not afraid to do so. We know that we can’t
wait around for our politicians to finally start to care enough about
Black women to protect them. They are not going to save us, so that's why
we show up for ourselves. And that’s also why it’s important to support
and fund the work of organizations that fight for Black women not just
when their votes are needed, but each and every day because when we fight
for Black women, everyone benefits. The journey towards our collective
freedom won't be easy and will be a struggle but we know it is what's
right because so many of our lives depend on it. 

[ [link removed] ]We’re fighting for Black women each and every day. Not just when we
need their vote. Can you support our movement of standing up for Black
women by chipping in $8? 

At Color Of Change, you show up with us every day to win justice for Black
women. When two Black women, Dyma Loving and Iesha Harper, were brutalized
by cops in Miami and Phoenix this year, respectively, we fought back and
got a cop charged with a crime and an officer fired from the force. When
dozens of Black women were locked in cages earlier this year simply
because they couldn’t afford to post bail, we rallied to raise money to
get them freed just in time for Mother’s Day. And we’re calling on
governors across the country to exercise their clemency power to free
Black women survivors, like Cyntoia Brown and Liyah Birru, who is still
incarcerated. 

We’re not begging for anything from our elected leaders. We’re not asking
to be given a seat at the table. We’re demanding that we not be forgotten
and declaring that any policy that doesn’t serve our people is an
anti-Black one. 

[ [link removed] ]Can you help us continue our legacy of fighting for Black women by
contributing $8?

We were founded in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, one of the deadliest
natural disasters this country has seen and Black people were left for
dead. Literally left stranded on their rooftops. And our elected leaders
couldn’t have cared less, so we were founded to create the conditions
where decisionmakers are held accountable and face consequences when they
fail us. Not much has changed since 2005 for Black women. Black pregnant
women are neglected by doctors even when they’re fighting for their lives
right in the hospital, Black child-bearers are criminalized when taking
their healthcare into their own hands, and Black trans women have a life
expectancy age of 35 years old. There is still so much more work to be
done and we’re in the fight for the long run. We’re doing more than just
saying #TrustBlackWomen. We trust them, fight for them, and center them in
all of our work.

Until justice is real,

--Scott, Rashad, Arisha, Clarise, Erika, Malachi, Marybeth, Marena,
Madison, Leonard, Tamar, Neosho and the rest of the Color Of Change team


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