As the coronavirus spread across the globe, the United States had two months to prepare — and our federal government squandered it. We were already at a disadvantage after the CDC rapid response taskforce was disbanded as a result of the 2017 Trump Tax Cut — and then Trump dug us further into a hole when he decided to follow his “hunches” about the seriousness of the situation instead of listening to the experts.

February is Black History Month, but we don’t just look to the past in this month — we look to the future.

We, at Black Lives Matter Global Network, are well aware that there are international actors, groups, and individuals actively working to undermine, interlope, and manipulate the liberation work of Black organizers.