Follow up

We did it. Yesterday we held the first Black National Convention in over 40 years. We told our story on our terms, to launch an unapologetic Black national agenda.

We couldn’t have done it without YOU. The hundreds and thousands of you who tuned in, hosted watch parties, told all your friends, and held the important conversations.

THANK YOU.

Keep Making Black History with Us.

1. Visit and share BlackNovember.org where we’ve archived the 2020 BNC. You’ll find all the juicy goodness from last night (and more to come). Tell all your family and friends what you learned on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter using #BNCTaughtMe and #BNC2020.

2. Register to vote. We know no matter who occupies the White House in January 2021, it will require sustained struggle to build Black political power. Check out our Vision for Black Lives policy platform at M4BL.org.

3. Donate to the Movement for Black Lives, if you’re able. Any amount helps and goes a long way. Let’s keep the fire of electoral justice, joy, and abolition alive, long after last night’s Convention.

As we close out this history-making Black August, we cannot forget what came before. Today, August 29, 2020, marks the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. #Katrina15

15 years ago today, our communities were hit by a natural disaster made worse by unjust decisions from elected leaders and government officials that put Black people in grave danger. We honor the lives of those who died during Hurricane Katrina, while we fight for the living and demand climate and economic justice that centers Black people in the South and ensures community ownership and control.

More details coming soon about our visionary political agenda created by more than 800 community leaders and organizations calling for an investment in national infrastructure that will advance equity, climate justice, and health for frontline communities in the Gulf South.

Please continue with us on the road to Black liberation. From now til November 3rd, and long after. Let’s keep showing up in defense of EVERY Black life.

In solidarity,

Kayla Reed, Co-Founder and Political Strategist
Electoral Justice Project of the Movement for Black Lives

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