Thread by @BlackVotersMtr

We know all too well that the movement to fight voter suppression & expand voting rights is not limited to one state. If you’ve been watching us, you know that we’re working to help tackle this crisis of restrictive bills across our country & the business community is listening.

Today, hundreds of corporations and executives through a direct statement that ran in the New York Times made the righteous decision to stand up to racism, disenfranchisement, and voter suppression.

This letter of solidarity from industry leaders like @amazon, @Starbucks, @Google, and @GM and other companies against the spread“ of these Jim Crow-era policies in nearly all 50 states across the country (cont.)

Is a clear show of force against legislators who continue to deny equal access to the ballot for all Americans. But there were notable omissions from the letter, including companies like @ATT, @CocaCola, @Delta, @Walmart and others.

Read our statement:
blackvotersmatterfund.org/news/democracy…