Team – 

As we begin Black History Month, the headlines celebrating our Black heroes and history-makers have sat alongside headlines like this:

Black voters were crucial to Joe Biden’s victory in Georgia, Michigan, Wisconsin, and more – and the incredible organizing of Black advocates, and particularly Black women, in Georgia’s runoff elections flipped the Senate to Democratic control.

Republicans are livid that their years of gerrymandering, voter suppression, and voter intimidation didn’t work this time around, so they’re doubling down on these tactics ahead of 2022 – tactics that disproportionately harm communities of color.

We need the John Lewis Voting Rights Act now. We need legislation to protect the right to vote for ALL Americans in EVERY community. Will you add your name in support of this critical legislation today?

Polling places have been shuttered, polling hours slashed, Black voters have been purged from voter rolls, and burdensome voter ID laws have been passed in states across the country – all in an attempt to suppress Black voters from exercising their right to vote.

There would be no better way to honor the life of John Lewis – who shed blood so that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 could become law – and all the Black trailblazers who fought for our democracy right up through 2021 than by expanding access to the ballot box for all Americans.

Add your name to my petition to support critical democracy reform legislation in Congress. There’s no better time to double down on the progress we’ve made and fulfill the promise of our democracy for all voters.

Thank you,

– David