this july 4th take up the baton

for freedom

for equality

for repair

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Pledge to continue the work that our ancestors started

Together, we can turn the tide and make reckoning and repair clear priorities by the 250th anniversary of American independence, July 4th, 2026, so we can make equality real for our next 250 years. 

We will take up the baton from our abolitionist and civil rights ancestors 

We pledge that we will work together over the next year to:

  • Finally make our country reckon with the ongoing harms from our past, right historic wrongs, and repair the damage done to Black and indigenous communities.

  • Heal our communities and honor the freedom fighters who paved the way by delivering Black, immigrant, and Indigenous dreams

  • Build a country that meets its ideals and freedom and equality are for all, no matter our races, backgrounds, or genders.