I’m Andrew Ramsammy, the Chief Content Officer of Word In Black.
I’m writing to you today to introduce myself and share the exciting news that Word In Black is launching its first membership program. This will help sustain the public service we provide to the community — being the most trusted news and information source for and about Black people.
You might be wondering, “What is a membership program?” Rather than being funded by advertisers, Word In Black depends on donors to help keep our content free for everyone. Your donation automatically makes you a member of our community for a year. Monthly contributions are especially helpful towards establishing financial consistency.
There’s a reason why we are starting this membership program: we need to know that we have a community behind us, supporting the high-quality journalism we’re producing. We want to tackle issues of racial inequality, and in order to do that, we need your support.
From small publications covering local news to large organizations covering statewide news, publications across the world have adopted a membership model — and it’s worked for them. Now, with your investment, we’re hoping it will work for us too so Word In Black can become a member-driven organization.
If you value Word In Black, will you support it today?
of Word In Black. 
