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  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
March 29, 2020 at 7:00 PM

We can't let them down

In an effort to follow the latest CDC guidelines, we are postponing all in-person events for the time being. This will directly affect our fundraising efforts, and we are leaning on this grassroots team to close the gap. Friend, if you're able, please consider pitching in to help us elec…
  The Collective Team · [email protected]
March 28, 2020 at 1:03 PM

Black candidates will be relying on us more than EVER before. Here's why:

In an effort to follow the latest CDC guidelines, we are postponing all in-person events for the time being. This will directly affect our fundraising efforts, and we are leaning on this grassroots team to close the gap. Friend, if you're able, please consider pitching in to help us elec…
  The Collective Team · [email protected]
March 27, 2020 at 3:01 PM

About Black women

In an effort to follow the latest CDC guidelines, we are postponing all in-person events for the time being. This will directly affect our fundraising efforts, and we are leaning on this grassroots team to close the gap. Friend, if you're able, please consider pitching in to help us elec…
  The Collective Team · [email protected]
March 26, 2020 at 12:02 PM

A woman belongs in the White House

In an effort to follow the latest CDC guidelines, we are postponing all in-person events for the time being. This will directly affect our fundraising efforts, and we are leaning on this grassroots team to close the gap. Friend, if you're able, please consider pitching in to help us elec…
  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
March 25, 2020 at 5:14 PM

If you had it your way, who would be Joe's VP?

In an effort to follow the latest CDC guidelines, we are postponing all in-person events for the time being. This will directly affect our fundraising efforts, and we are leaning on this grassroots team to close the gap. Friend, if you're able, please consider pitching in to help us elec…
  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
March 24, 2020 at 12:02 PM

Yang's message

Friend, In case you missed the news: The Collective Education Fund is teaming up with Andrew Yang's new nonprofit -- Humanity Forward -- and Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners to rush support to the families financially impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. We have pledged to distribute at …
  Andrew Yang, The Collective · [email protected]
March 20, 2020 at 4:00 PM

Making universal basic income a reality, with your help

Hey there, Today I announced that my new nonprofit, Humanity Forward, is teaming up with the Collective Education Fund and Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners to rush support to those most impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. Friend, the typical remedies offered during an economic downtu…
  Desiree Tims, The Collective · [email protected]
March 16, 2020 at 12:02 AM

I’m running to be the first African-American to represent OH-10 in Congress

My name is Desiree Tims. I'm a daughter of Dayton, Ohio, and I'm running to be the first African-American congresswoman to represent OH-10 in Congress. My political life started in 2008, when I volunteered for President Obama's campaign, and I've never looked back. I worked in…
  Collective HQ · [email protected]
March 13, 2020 at 4:02 PM

The worst of the worst

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  Stefanie Brown James, The Collective · [email protected]
March 10, 2020 at 5:40 PM

Excited to share this news

Bloomberg donates $2M to group looking to turn out black voters -- 03/09/20 How do we: Win back the White House; Flip the Senate blue; Elect Black leaders up and down the ballot; And protect the majority in the House? Simple: we register Black voters throughout the South and M…
  Andrew Gillum, The Collective · [email protected]
March 9, 2020 at 3:43 PM

5 million unregistered African Americans

Hi there, Last week, our nation commemorated the fifty-fifth anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," when leaders like Congressman John Lewis and other civil rights activists gathered in Selma, Alabama, to march to stand up for voting rights. The brutality and violence they encountered from law…
  The Collective Team · [email protected]
March 6, 2020 at 10:26 PM

Most media won't even cover this:

⬇ ⬇ ⬇ This is voter suppression. Plain and simple. We need to fight back. The Collective is strengthening our democracy by addressing the underrepresentation of Black Americans in public office. To help The Collective build Black political power in 2020, rush …
  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
March 3, 2020 at 8:07 PM

Not just any old Tuesday

Hey, In case you haven't heard, today is Super Tuesday! Delegates from 14 states and one U.S. territory are up for grabs in today's massive primary. Don't forget to vote! You can check your polling location here: https://iwillvote.com/. There's something incredibly special about today --…
  Mondaire Jones, The Collective · [email protected]
February 29, 2020 at 2:04 PM

I've lived it

Hi everyone, My name is Mondaire, and I am running for New York's 17th Congressional District. I am an attorney, nonprofit leader, and activist, and now I'm ready to take the fight for equal opportunity to Washington, D.C. I was born and raised in NY-17 -- it's been my home nearly my e…
  The Collective Team · [email protected]
February 28, 2020 at 9:36 PM

We won't be intimidated or bought

Hey, Did you see Quentin's message the other day? The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) sent "For Sale" signs to Black representatives Lucy McBath (GA-6), Lauren Underwood (IL-14), and Antonio Delgado (NY-19). This is a blatant hate crime and truly disgusting. These thre…
  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
February 27, 2020 at 11:18 PM

NRCC marked Rep. Lucy McBath as "for sale"

"The Most Racist Thing I Saw Today Was Republicans Telling Lucy McBath and Lauren Underwood They’re 'For Sale'" -- 02/26/2020 Hey, That's right. The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) sent "For Sale" signs to 40 Democrats -- including Black representatives Lu…
  The Collective Team · [email protected]
February 27, 2020 at 1:58 AM

North Carolina! C’mon and raise up!

Hey, In less than a week we have the opportunity to make history in North Carolina. For the first time ever, we can nominate more Black women to the Congress in one state than ever before. That’s right, Super Tuesday will be the first step toward sending six Black women to Congress from…
  Jaime Harrison, The Collective · [email protected]
February 25, 2020 at 1:03 PM

The list goes on and on

Senator Lindsey Graham has failed South Carolina families too many times. That's why I'm running for Senate to unseat Graham, flip the Senate blue, and bring real representation back to my home state. I'm working with The Collective, because like me, this grassroots team understands the…
  Charles Booker via The Collective PAC · [email protected]
February 24, 2020 at 9:44 PM

Mitch McConnell can lose

Hi, my name is Charles Booker and I’m a proud Collective PAC-endorsed candidate running against Mitch McConnell. I was born and raised in Louisville in one of the poorest zip codes in Kentucky. I’ve lived the struggle that other politicians just talk about. But, this campaign isn’t abo…
  Andrew Gillum, The Collective · [email protected]
February 20, 2020 at 5:18 PM

The fact we had to outlaw this in 2020

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  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
February 17, 2020 at 11:44 PM

Let me know what you think about this

The presidential race is in full swing, but right now, it's still too soon to tell who will win the nomination. One thing that is certain: 2020 will not be the year we elect the next Black president. Although it's disappointing, we still have the chance to do what the Republican-control…
  The Collective Team · [email protected]
February 14, 2020 at 10:43 PM

On to the next one

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  The Collective Team · [email protected]
February 8, 2020 at 12:11 AM

This is unbelievable

FOX 24 Charleston made a "mistake." And when we say mistake, we mean they made a huge and disturbing mistake. During a news segment covering Jaime Harrison -- who is working to unseat notorious South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham -- FOX 24 uploaded a mugshot of a 22-year-old …
  Van Jones Update · [email protected]
February 5, 2020 at 5:35 PM

Donald Trump’s winning strategy

Friend, This has been one of the craziest weeks in politics in recent history. First, we saw the disappointing process for the Iowa Caucus. Then, we saw the most partisan State of the Union Address in modern American history last night. Now, no one has articulated Donald Trump’s re-e…
  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
February 4, 2020 at 9:08 PM

This is your call to serve and lead. It's time to answer.

Friend, Leaders like John Lewis, Dolores Huerta, and Barack Obama got their start as organizers because they were called to create meaningful change in their communities. Now, it's time for the next generation of Black leaders to answer that same call. That's why Collective PAC is team…
  Collective HQ · [email protected]
February 1, 2020 at 1:05 AM

Hakeem Impeachment Update

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  The Collective Team · [email protected]
January 31, 2020 at 12:05 PM

Hakeem Jeffries - Urgent Request

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  Jaime Harrison, The Collective · [email protected]
January 30, 2020 at 9:20 PM

Graham just accepted thousands from Trump

Hey, News broke that my opponent, Lindsey Graham, just received THOUSANDS of dollars from President Trump's impeachment defense team. Graham claims that he’ll be an impartial juror in the Senate impeachment trial, but now it's clearer than ever that he's been bought. The impeachment t…
  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
January 29, 2020 at 8:32 PM

We can't expect to strengthen our democracy if the presidential race is all we care about

Hey, The Iowa caucus is less than a week away, and there isn't a single person of color in the top-five contenders. A lack of adequate representation in our government makes it that much harder to address the unique challenges Black communities are facing across the country. The promis…
  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
January 13, 2020 at 7:48 PM

BREAKING: "Sen. Cory Booker exits 2020 race, making the Democratic field less diverse"

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  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
January 10, 2020 at 10:11 PM

This is about what kind of country we want to be

Hey team -- I wanted to check in with you about the upcoming deadline. Presidential candidates only have until Friday at midnight to qualify for the January Democratic debate in Des Moines, Iowa. Right now not a single person of color has qualified. So, here's what we need to do: To q…
  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
January 4, 2020 at 12:31 AM

We got 2020 vision

Thank you. Each and every single month last year, our grassroots team showed up. That's why when the clock struck midnight to ring in 2020, we not only hit our end-of-year goal – we surpassed it. It wouldn't have been possible without you. Our dedicated grassroots team empowered us to …
  The Collective Team · [email protected]
December 31, 2019 at 9:07 PM

Deadline - make your tax-deductible donation before midnight tonight

Chip in before the end of the decade and our end-of-year deadline at midnight tonight and help elect the next Black wave in 2020! If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately: EXPRESS DONATE $25→ EXPRE…
  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
December 28, 2019 at 2:02 PM

Making it our biggest year yet

Hey team -- It's pretty simple: the more Black people we train to run for office and run campaigns, the more Black people we elect. We're aiming to make 2020 our biggest year yet so we can elect even more Black leaders than we did in 2018 and 2019 COMBINED -- and that's a big deal. But…
  The Collective Team · [email protected]
December 23, 2019 at 10:54 PM

Countdown

When people ask us what our plans are for the new year, all we can think is... "Come on y'all, we don't have 2020 vision." All joking aside -- OF COURSE we have a plan for 2020. We've been building up to the next Black wave all year, and now it's time to turn that talk into ac…
  The Collective Team, Quentin James · [email protected]
December 20, 2019 at 12:33 PM

Re: December debate

Hey, We'll try to keep this short. Did you see Quentin's email yesterday? There wasn't a single Black candidate on the December debate stage last night. As one of the most diverse nations in the world, we deserve to see our communities represented in one of the most important races of ou…
  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
December 19, 2019 at 6:35 PM

We can and should do better than this.

The last Democratic debate of the year is TONIGHT, and as many of you know, there won't be a single Black candidate on the stage. Although all of the candidates participating in the debate are more than qualified to beat Donald Trump, that's not the face of America -- and we as a party c…
  Jaime Harrison, The Collective · [email protected]
December 9, 2019 at 9:51 PM

Lindsey Graham

Last month, many of you rushed to support my campaign and helped power our grassroots movement to unseat Senator Lindsey Graham. I want to say thank you. Because of people like you, we hit our goal for November to continue spreading our message throughout South Carolina. But President D…
  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
December 6, 2019 at 11:02 PM

Three of three

It's the last day of our three-part history series, and today is a big one, team. On this day, it was declared, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude...shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." It's our Independence Day -- the anniversary o…
  The Collective Team · [email protected]
December 5, 2019 at 6:27 PM

"Racism is still with us."

Today we are going back in time to 1955 when freedom fighters and revolutionaries put everything -- their jobs, safety, and dignity -- on the line to demand equality and justice in Montgomery, Alabama. Today is the 64th anniversary of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, team. Coordinate…
  Travel Ban Update via The Collective · [email protected]
December 5, 2019 at 1:16 AM

We can't become numb to this

"Iranian students barred from US: lost money, broken dreams, no answers" -- October 14, 2019 Today is the second anniversary of the Supreme Court allowing Trump's travel ban to go into effect. It continues to be a hateful piece of legislation that has torn families apart, demonized a…
  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
December 4, 2019 at 9:27 PM

She's still fighting -- so should we

Yesterday was a difficult day. Senator Kamala Harris has ended her 2020 presidential bid. When Kamala's campaign first launched, she was a top contender for the presidency. It's heartbreaking that someone as qualified, passionate, and motivated as Kamala has dropped out when we all know…
  Collective HQ · [email protected]
December 4, 2019 at 12:16 AM

Give. Raise. Win.

GIVE BLACK FOR #GIVINGTUESDAY → Today's the day! The countdown to Giving Tuesday is finally here. Giving Tuesday is the day where people around the world join together to contribute to the causes, organizations, and movements they believe in to transform their commun…
  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
December 2, 2019 at 3:09 PM

Remembering Rosa

Good morning, I have fantastic news -- because so many of you chipped in, we hit our end-of-month goal for November and have already surpassed our goal for Giving Tuesday! I'm so proud of our team, and what we've accomplished in 2019. If we keep up the work, I know we can end this year…
  The Collective Team · [email protected]
December 1, 2019 at 12:02 AM

Have you had the chance to #GiveBlack today?

Grassroots team, We are only hours away from our end-of-month deadline, which means this is our last chance to hit our goal before we close the books on this month’s fundraising. Have you had the chance to #GiveBlack? We teamed up with GivingTuesday™, meaning your donation will be tax-…
  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
November 29, 2019 at 3:04 PM

Thank // Full

Hi team, I hope you all had a fantastic Thanksgiving with your friends and family. Hopefully, the conversations about politics didn’t get too heated, and I hope you’ll stick around to hear me out about why I’m so thankful. Sometimes I still can’t believe how lucky I am to spend each day …
  The Collective Team · [email protected]
November 27, 2019 at 9:03 PM

Not sure if you’ve heard

Hey, Did you hear the news? Giving Tuesday is next week, and this year we’re teaming up with GivingTuesday™ -- which means you can make a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE donation today to rush support to the next Black leaders of tomorrow. We set an ambitious goal this year, because we are literally st…
  Collective HQ · [email protected]
November 26, 2019 at 9:03 PM

🎶Knock knock knock knocking on our door ��

2020 is knocking on our door, which also means we are nearly a week away from Giving Tuesday 2019! The Collective is joining forces with GivingTuesday™, which means you can make a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE donation today to help train the Black leaders of tomorrow. Will you contribute? …
  Collective HQ · [email protected]
November 21, 2019 at 5:16 PM

Cory, Kamala -- where do we start

Hey all, It’s the post-debate email you’ve been waiting for, and what a night. The candidates were fired up, the moderators were fired up, and the crowd was -- you guessed it -- fired up. It was easy to read the room: everyone is ready to defeat Donald Trump and elect a real leader to …
  Quentin James, The Collective · [email protected]
November 20, 2019 at 10:06 PM

Our chance to defeat Graham

The road to the Senate starts here, team. I’m sick and tired of turning on the news and seeing Senator Lindsey Graham defending Donald Trump until his face is blue, even as the evidence stacks up against the president. Thankfully, we have the chance in 2020 to boot out this infamous sen…