[ [link removed] ]Summer Lee for Congress
John,
Today is Black Women’s Equal Pay Day – the day marking how far into this
year Black women have to work just to earn what white men made last year
alone.
Think about that. For every dollar paid to a white man, Black women
working full-time, year-round earn just 66 cents. When you include
part-time and part-year workers, it drops to 64 cents. That means it takes
more than half the year just to catch up – and even then, we’re still
behind.
This wage gap robs Black women of economic security and dignity. If it
closed for just one year, Black women could afford:
* 27 months of food
* 23 months of child care
* 12 months of mortgage payments
But it’s not just in the workforce. This same inequity shows up everywhere
– including in politics.
Here’s what they don’t tell you about running for office: Black women
candidates raise, on average, only one-third of what their white
counterparts raise. That means we’re forced to start a lap down, racing
against opponents with triple our resources. We have to work twice as hard
just to catch up – before we even get to fight for the policies that will
change these systems in the first place.
[ [link removed] ]Can you click here and chip in $10 — or whatever feels good for you
today — to help Summer close the gap and keep fighting for us in Congress?
Every bit truly keeps this work moving.
And when Summer Lee did run, she made history becoming the first Black
woman ever elected to Congress from Pennsylvania – an achievement that
shows what is possible, even when the odds are stacked against you. But it
also shows how much work still lies ahead.
While Trump and his allies dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion
programs… while they slash federal jobs… while they attack every rung on
the ladder Black women use to climb towards economic security… Summer Lee
is fighting back for us.
She is working double time in Congress to:
* Raise the minimum wage and close the pay gap once and for all
* Protect federal jobs and expand pathways to the middle class
* Invest in Black maternal health, affordable child care, and housing
* Dismantle racist and sexist systems that keep Black women underpaid
and undervalued
But even as she does this work, she’s still facing that one-third
fundraising reality—and that means she’s literally running on a shorter
track. She needs us to even the playing field.
Imagine if we funded Black women candidates at the same level as their
white counterparts. Imagine if Summer Lee could run her race without
having to catch up first – just think about how much more she could do for
us.
[ [link removed] ]So John, will you click here and join us in this fight?
Whether it’s $10, $25, or whatever you can spare today, your contribution
helps Summer keep fighting for dignity, equal pay, and economic security
for everyone in every community.
[ [link removed] ]Chip in $5 »
Black women aren’t paid less because we work less. We’re paid less because
of racist, sexist systems designed to keep us underpaid, undervalued, and
overlooked. Summer Lee is fighting to change that – for every Black woman,
for every little girl watching her, for all of us.
Thank you for standing with her today. She is standing up for us every
single day in Congress.
In solidarity,
Team Summer Lee
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