May 2026 | A Statement on the Supreme Court's Voting Rights Ruling

At Rekindle, we believe a democracy is measured not by the comfort of the majority, but by the protections it extends to those whose voices are most easily silenced. Since 2021, our mission has been to drive meaningful social change by fostering collaboration and allyship between Black and Jewish American leaders. Both of our communities have been marginalized, silenced, or ignored in the past; today, across our 20 chapters and 400+ alumni Fellows, we work to amplify our community's voices as concerned and active citizens.

Through honest dialogue and face-to-face conversation, Rekindle builds bridges of understanding and lasting connection in cities across the nation. By reigniting the historic alliance forged during the Civil Rights Movement, and forging authentic relationships between Fellows, Rekindle advances our shared fight for justice, equality, and respect for people of all backgrounds, races, and religions.

That is why we are deeply troubled by the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais, which erodes core protections of the Voting Rights Act and makes it harder to challenge maps drawn to dilute the voting power of minority communities — protections that generations of Black Americans, alongside Jewish allies, fought and bled to secure.

When any community's voice is silenced by design, the whole country is diminished.

Rekindle was built on two simple but urgent convictions: our differences should not divide us, and our communities are stronger together. Black and Jewish communities know, in our bones and in our histories, what it means to struggle for dignity, representation, and equal protection under the law. We also know that progress is never permanent. It must be defended — generation after generation — through trust, solidarity, and shared action.

In this moment, we recommit ourselves to building the relationships our democracy needs: honest, durable, cross-cultural partnerships rooted in justice, equality, and mutual respect.

We will keep faith with those who came before us: the foot soldiers of Selma, the Freedom Riders, the rabbis and reverends who linked arms because they understood that none of us is free until all of us are free. We will continue rekindling the collaborative spirit of the Civil Rights Movement. And we will keep working toward a country where every vote, every voice, and every community is fully and equally represented.

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Standing united, Rekindle Fellowship