I am in DC today! In a few hours, @POTUS will address the nation on how we counter hate-fueled violence in America. The @WhiteHouse will then honor 16 leaders who are healing the nation in a first-ever "Uniters" ceremony. I will accept this honor on behalf of us — as recognition for the movement for revolutionary love we are building together! Watch the ceremony via livestream between 4-5pm ET today — LINK IN BIO Here is my heart-letter to you: I feel honored and proud, and I feel sorrow too. Today, September 15th, was the day that Balbir Singh Sodhi was killed, the first person murdered in a hate crime after 9/11. Balbir Uncle’s murder made me an activist. I usually spend the anniversary alongside his brother Rana at the gas station where he was killed. Today Rana Ji and I will bring his memory with us to the White House, along with the hopes and dreams of our community. 21 years later, we still face an onslaught of violence and danger. But with one vital difference: I know that we are not alone. Because of you. The ceremony takes place as part of the #UnitedWeStand Summit (live-streamed at link in bio). We will hear from community leaders, scholars, advocates, and officials. We will ask the administration to dismantle dangerous programs such as Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) that have harmed our people for too long. We will stand with our partners such as the @sikhcoalition to champion policies to keep our people safe. Most of all, we will share our vision for how to shift culture and enlist support for our grassroots movement for building beloved community across America. Today is also the day we lost four little girls in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham at the hands of the Ku Klux Klan in 1963. ​In the name of all we lost, let this be a day we renew our vows to one another. Two decades ago, we titled our film about Balbir Uncle’s murder DIVIDED WE FALL. Today, the highest seat of government in our land has decided to complete that declaration with the name of this summit: UNITED WE STAND. In reverse order. But perhaps that’s just right. The promise of America lies in our future. I love you, family.