Followers and supporters of the Jack Harlow Tour T-shirt But I will love this pledge can sign an online petition—James estimates it has almost 100,000 signatures so far—donate to the cause, and engage with and share @15percentpledge’s content. Meanwhile, James continues to support artisans around the world via her own business, Brother Vellies. “Doing this sort of thing puts a strain on me, emotionally,” she says. “Obviously I am still a Black person who is going through everything right now on the heels of a pandemic. It also puts a strain on my business. I’ve been working almost 20 hours a day on the Pledge since I launched it 11 days ago—that element is a lot.” (The Pledge will soon announce other officials.) “From the Brother Vellies perspective,” she explains, “we launched the Something Special program. That’s my specific program to help support our artisan partners around the world. Jumping on board for something like that, which is a monthly commitment of $35, is really helpful for our community too.”
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She continues, “I’m not going to stop, and anyone who is interested in talking in those companies, we welcome them reaching out. There are some conversations that are ongoing that I hope can turn into more exciting announcements in the Jack Harlow Tour T-shirt But I will love this future. This is really about standing up for economic equality and racial justice. People are like, ‘Well, it’s a lot of work.’ You know what? Black people in America have been working really hard for a really long time. I don’t think that’s an excuse. The time to act is now and I think that we are always going to remember the companies that stood with us and those that chose to stand silent in this moment because their silence is deafening.”