Less than 20 years after enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, were notified of the Emancipation Proclamation, the first Labor Day was observed on Tuesday, September 5, 1882, in New York City. Though there was irony in honoring the labor of the 12-hour shifts that white Americans of the time were working while Black people were laboring under even harsher conditions despite the end of slavery, the holiday has come to represent the intersectionality of working-class people across all races. In the last 140 years, workers have won many improvements for their well-being, but in the height of the pandemic, it became abundantly clear that we have a long way to go. Every person deserves to be able to afford food, housing, health care, self-care, and the ability to provide for their families. Instead of exploiting workers’ physical and intellectual labor to create record profits at corporations, employers should treat workers with dignity and respect and pay them what they deserve. We will win what we deserve, but we need to keep going! That’s why we’re partnering with the National Black Worker Center @nbwcp for their “Don’t Get Angry, Get Organized” Black Labor Day event, happening TODAY! NBWC is hosting workshops and panels from 12–7:30 PM ET with inspiring folks who are organizing their workplaces and communities to create more equitable spaces for workers. We’ll vibe out to good music, learn how to negotiate for better wages, get inspired by innovative organizing strategies, and much more! You won’t want to miss this day of events. Register here: https://bit.ly/3csXRMH Can’t wait to see you there! #BlackLaborDay