Black nonprofits say funders and foundations are reducing racial equity granting or completely withdrawing. Marc Philpart, executive director of the California Black Freedom Fund (CBFF), addresses the crisis in this story from Capital and Main: “we have to be intentional in telling the truth about power, injustice, [and] how people are systematically trying to dismantle progress. The right’s agenda is white supremacy and fascism. This is not just an attack on Black folks, it’s an attack on democratic principles.”

CBFF launched the Legal, Education, Advocacy and Defense (LEAD) for Racial Justice Initiative earlier this year, and in May, Change Consulting CEO Bilen Mesfin Packwood led a session on strategic communications for organizations serving communities of color to help them navigate the current legal landscape. Read the entire Capital and Main article to learn how CBFF and LEAD are addressing the movement to defund racial justice here.

The State of Black California tour has only three stops remaining. The series, put on by the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) in collaboration with CBFF, continues to lift up the fight for reparations in California, and “to create momentum and build awareness around this vision for repair.” Read more about the Fresno stop on the tour in Fresnoland. The tour runs through October and is meant to engage the public to get involved. Next up: Sacramento on September 14. Learn more at www.stateofblackcalifornia.org and on CBFF’s social media.

As we enter the final stretch of the election cycle, the push to engage and mobilize Black voters is on! Our client and longtime partner Black to the Future Action Fund joined eight other advocacy groups to form the Black Power Voters Alliance to mobilize 1.6 million Black voters in seven states ahead of the November presidential election. For more information, check out this piece in the U.S. News and World Report.