Melanie Campbell is the President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR).
Black HERstory
Celebrating the work, contributions, and lives of Black feminists and womanists during Black History Month.
#BlackHERstory: Alice Walker
Alice Walker is an internationally acclaimed writer, poet, and human rights activist whose work includes several novels, short stories, children’s books, essays, and poetry.
#BlackHERstory: Dazon Dixon Diallo and SisterLove
Dázon Dixon Diallo is a renowned advocate in the movement for women’s rights and reproductive justice and the fight against HIV/AIDS.
#BlackHERstory: bell hooks
bell hooks is an American author, feminist and social activist.
#BlackHERstory: Monica Simpson and SisterSong
The SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective is a coalition of local and national grassroots organizations representing indigenous women and women of color across the United States.
#BlackHERstory: Farah Tanis and Black Women’s Blueprint
The Black Women’s Blueprint provides the personal and political spaces as well as the resources needed for women to engage in intersectional advocacy at the grassroots and societal levels.
#BlackHERstory: Beverly Guy-Sheftall
Beverly Guy-Sheftall, Ph.D., is the founder of the Women’s Research and Resource Center at Spelman College, where she currently works as an Anna Julia Cooper Professor of women’s studies and an English professor.
#BlackHERstory: Linda Goler Blount and the Black Women’s Health Imperative
The Black Women’s Health Imperative is the only national organization focused on improving and promoting the wellness of black women and girls in the U.S.
#BlackHERstory: Tamika Middleton and SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW
SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW is a reproductive justice organization based in Atlanta, Georgia, that advocates for policies that promote access to a range of family planning services, abortion, and sexual health education for women and youth of color in the state of Georgia.
#BlackHERstory: Cherisse Scott and SisterReach
SisterReach is a grassroots advocacy organization founded in 2011 by Cherisse Scott that provides a framework of reproductive justice to women and girls in the Memphis, Tennessee, and surrounding Mid South area.