Black Lives Matter. Americans for the Arts shares the outrage people across the country are feeling at the deaths of George Floyd, Tony McDade, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and all the Black victims of systemic racism, police brutality, white supremacy, and oppression. We recognize that we have more work to do. Our organization is committed to learning from and listening to Black voices as we navigate our actions forward. We will continue to advocate for, lift up, and stand beside the artists, cultural activists, and arts professionals who work toward changing long-standing systems of power so that Black people are granted equal privilege and access, and are free from threat and violence. To the Black community: we see you, we hear you, and we support you.