The Work Never Stops
In her acceptance speech, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris said, “Now is when the real work begins.” After four disastrous years and an especially troubling nine months, many on the left are satisfied with the results of the 2020 Election. However, as progressive organizers of color best understand, the real work never stopped, and we at Liberation in a Generation don’t intend to let up now.
Ultimately, racial and economic justice are “the unfinished business of America,” as Danyelle Solomon stated in Episode 4 of our Distancing Racism series. From campaigning for fundamental economic rights to combating corporate concentration, organizers of color have always been relentless when it comes to the fight for liberation. Confronting oppression — in our economy and democracy — is not something that you can put on pause or step away from.
To overcome theft, exclusion, and exploitation, we must push ahead at all times and under all leadership. As a national movement support organization, we at Liberation in a Generation work to release people of color from the stranglehold of racism. This work will never stop until all of us — Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and Pacific Islander people — are free.
Today, we’re proud to announce that Liberation in a Generation has been awarded a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation as an extension of its commitment to advance racial justice. Their financial support will be put toward our work to dismantle America’s oppression economy, which restrains the lives and livelihoods of Black people and other communities of color. This type of award will not only provide real — and substantial — institutional stability, but it will also allow us to grow and better fulfill our mission in a sustainable way.
And we’re in good company: This investment will be shared among leading nonprofit organizations, including Black Futures Lab, Common Future, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, and SisterSong. The Hewlett Foundation’s advisory council “was inspired by each organization’s approach to building inclusive, antiracist power that centers Black communities and helps people find their own antiracist power,” said Jasmine Sudarkasa, a program fellow.
Systemic racism knows no rest — and neither do we. Liberation in a Generation will remain tireless in the pursuit of racial justice and economic liberation, and we thank you for your continued support.
In solidarity,
Jeremie and Solana
