Jun 22, 2020 Support Black Futures Lab Founded by Alicia Garza, co-creator of Black Lives Matter, Black Futures Lab is empowering Black communities politically. Learn how to support them!
Part of The Webby Awards’ mission is to recognize the power of the Internet as a tool to unite, amplify important messages, and raise awareness for global issues. Over the past few months, global issues from government responses to the COVID-19 outbreak and systemic racism have shown the importance of competent leadership— that's why The Webbys team has been working with Vote.org to encourage our community to register to vote. Similarly, over the past few weeks we have been highlighting resources that support Black communities. If you are looking for more ways to support the movement for black lives, here is one: support the Black Futures Lab. Founded by Alicia Garza, co-creator of Black Lives Matter (2016 Webby Social Movement of the Year), The Lab is creating new ways to engage and empower Black communities politically. Today at 1pm ET (10am PT), Alicia is taking over The Webbys Instagram to talk Black Futures Lab, her team’s work to register and activate Black voters, address issues impacting their lives politically, using the Internet for organizing online and off, and more! Tune in, and learn more about how to support Black Futures Lab below: Sign on to The Black Agenda 2020. It translates concerns stated in The Black Census Project, the largest survey of Black people in the U.S. in 155 years, into action items elected officials can take.Join the Community. You can stay up to date on their work to make Black people powerful in politics.Donate to The Black Futures Lab, and learn more about their two main initiatives: Black to the Ballot and The Black Agenda 2020.
