If we’ve learned anything from the 2016 elections, it’s that Black progressive political power is key to improving our communities and our lives. Despite the obstacles we face—state violence, mass incarceration, voter suppression, disproportionate poverty—increased political power is within our grasp. Most importantly, building political power must come from us and by us: we know what we want, we know what we need, and we have the raw resources in our neighborhoods to build Black political power.
We engage Black voters over the long term, we empower Black voters to shape the policy discussions that affect our lives, and we energize a new generation of elected officials and decision makers who care about issues facing Black communities. We experiment with policy solutions and community alternatives that can be put into place at the local and state level.
And we will know we have achieved success when Black people are making decisions on our own behalf, when we are represented by people who have our best interests at the forefront of the policy agenda, when our communities are actively and consistently engaging and engaged, and when the conditions in our communities allow Black people to thrive.
This is why we built the Black Futures Lab.
We help build our power, amplify our power, and direct our power.
Can you help us build political power for all Black people?