Dear Sisters,

In this moment when darkness seems to gather, I want to remind you of something Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. knew deeply: our opponents have always used the same tired playbook. They try to divide us. They sow fear. They bet on our exhaustion.

His words still speak directly to women of color navigating fear, exhaustion, and frustration in this political moment. Dr. King reminded us, “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice”—but he never pretended it bent on its own. It bends because we pull.

Dr. King warned us that we would face moments like these where attacks on civil rights, voting rights, bodily autonomy, and basic truth feel relentless. He knew that progress doesn’t move in straight lines. As he stood before thousands, he declared his certainty that one day justice would roll down like waters. That dream didn’t die with him—it lives in us.

Right now, they’re deploying one of their oldest tactics: flooding the zone with chaos. Executive orders, inflammatory statements, rapid-fire policy changes—all designed to overwhelm us, to make us feel like resistance is futile. They want us scattered, reacting to everything, mastering nothing.

But here’s what they don’t understand about women who carry the legacy of Harriet, Fannie Lou, and Ella: we know how to organize when the odds seem impossible.

Here’s our counter-move: Pick one issue that sets your soul on fire and become unmovable there. Not five issues. One. Whether it’s protecting voting rights, defending reproductive justice, or ensuring quality education for our children and youth—choose your ground and hold it with everything you have.

Dr. King reminded us that we don’t need to see the whole staircase to take the first step. Your one issue is that first step. Master the facts. Join the organizations doing the work.

Show up to every meeting, every action, every moment that matters.

They’re counting on us to burn out. We’ll prove them wrong by burning bright—focused, strategic, and unstoppable. The arc bends toward justice because people like us put our hands on it and push.

In King’s memory, let’s push.

Your move, sister. What’s your one fight?

In solidarity,

Dr. Stephanie, WE CAN Founder