The Equity Alliance

The Equity Alliance is the leading Black-led grassroots organization in Tennessee promoting intentional, unapologetic, innovative, and culturally relevant year-round civic engagement among Black communities, while providing our communities with the tools and knowledge we need to be self-determining and create sustainable change. We strive to get more people of color active in the political process and to increase civic participation as a means to achieving social and economic justice.

Our theory of change, our organizing strategies and tactics, and how we build power are based on our six Power Pillars: 1) Community Organizing: We meet people where they are, develop deep relationships, and talk about the issues that are most important to them. From the trap house to the White House, we’re organizing in Black communities 365 days a year to build a base of political and economic power. 2) Education and Engagement: We educate Black communities about the political process, relevant economic, social, and political issues, and how impending legislation will impact their lives. We provide tools and strategies to take civic action and empower our community to resist, persist, join forces, call, write, petition, assemble, and most importantly, vote. 3) Leadership Development: Through our LiberTEA Collective, we promote civic leadership by preparing everyday Black people to tap into all avenues of civic engagement by shaping processes and policies on the local, state, and federal level. 4) Collective Impact through Coalitions: We create alliances with individuals and progressively aligned groups in order to present a united front against any barriers that seek to marginalize, disenfranchise, or discriminate against Black people and vulnerable populations. 5) Voter Mobilization: We seek to expand the electorate by engaging low propensity Black voters and disenfranchised communities to participate in the democratic process and use their voting power as a weapon in the fight for economic and racial justice. 6) Policy Advocacy Wins: We monitor legislation to defend attacks on our democracy and keep our state and local elected officials in check. We advocates for pro-democracy reforms that expand access to the ballot box and ensures every American has the right to vote in every election – safely, securely and free from interference.