Excited for this Roosevelt Institute webinar and the brilliant lineup of speakers: Beverly Moran, Portia Allen-Kyle, Jessica Fulton, Elizabeth Pancotti rooseveltinstitute.org/event/black-pe…

Grocery taxes are one of the most regressive taxes in the nation, making food literally out of reach for people with the least among us. Eliminating the grocery tax will make a significant difference in the pockets of Illinois’ families. I hope the few states left follow suit.

The The FCC has the opportunity to put #PeopleOverProfit by setting new, lower rate caps for incarcerated communication services. Join us in calling on the FCC to help keep incarcerated people & their loved ones connected without going into debt! ➡️ bit.ly/3wnhSyb

Looking forward to participating in this webinar talking about how to make the tax code work better for Black people, and all people. This should be a great conversation!

“We’re not in a moment where we can love ourselves out of tyranny. So what are we going to do?” - Alexis McGill Johnson on the work for justice ahead from 2024-2040 #juneteenth

Today, Louisiana hair braider Ashley N’Dakpri, represented by IJ, vowed to take her legal fight against the state’s #licensing requirements for hair braiders to the Louisiana Supreme Court. ij.org/press-release/…

It was a great conversation with brilliant co-panelists! There’s a lot of work to do over the next year to make sure the tax code works for Black taxpayers. Looking forward to staying in the fight!

1/2 To be clear, the conservative vision for Black families is not just about banning #BlackHistory from our classrooms. They’ve boldly outlined their future plans in #Project2025, which will cause real harm to Black communities.

On MA being progressive in terms of Black Congressional representation: “People can love diversity, equity, and inclusion, but they don’t love shared power. That’s where the conversation shifts.” - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley #ESSENCEFest

Voting is self-care, but also harm reduction. Because you can make policy, or let policy happen to you. - Damon Todd Hewitt

When folks talk about whether they like or don’t like who’s at the top of the ticket, ask them if they like being able to make choices about their bodies, to be able to fight for the future…if they like those things, then they need to vote. - Rashad Robinson #ESSENCEFest

Be a better ancestor than a descendant. - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley A word! That is why I do the work! Appreciate the loving reminder! #ESSENCEFest

🎊Today, we announce some additions to our 2024 cohort of think tank fellows! We welcome 2 new senior fellows and 5 new program fellows who will enrich the progressive policy community with a breadth of voices and expertise. Meet the new Roosevelters ⬇️ rooseveltinstitute.org/2024/08/07/roo…

Policy is where I am able to channel my creativity in a way that is authentic to me. I’m excited to be able to go deeper on opportunities to advance racial equity through tax policy with Roosevelt Institute.

“Let us choose common sense over nonsense.” The Book of Oprah 8:21

Always a pleasure to share the stage with Pete Buttigieg musing about the future that is possible if we dream it and do the work!

“This is an opportunity to think about doing something with the tax code in the same way folks were thinking about infrastructure.” - Portia Allen-Kyle Let's change the tax code to correct historical injustices and build a truly equitable tax system for all. nonprofitquarterly.org/an-opportunity…

We have an opportunity to act on our tax code to address the racial wealth gap. We should be thinking about this moment like climate or infrastructure for a once in a generation opportunity. Black taxpayers deserve it. #taxjustice

🚨 NEW TAX REPORT 🚨 Color Of Change and Americans For Tax Fairness have teamed up to release a report titled “How Tax Fairness Can Promote Racial Equity.” Read the report by Portia Allen-Kyle, COC’s Managing Director, and David Kass, ATF’s Executive Director. ➡️ coc.is/TaxFairnessRep…

🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨 We've teamed up with ColorOfChange to release a report titled “How Tax Fairness Can Promote Racial Equity.” Read the report by Portia Allen-Kyle, COC’s Managing Director, and David Kass, ATF’s Executive Director. ➡️ coc.is/TaxFairnessRep…