Via Black Women's Roundtable. #BlackHERstory: Melanie Campbell and Black Women’s Roundtable Published: February 13, 2015 Melanie Campbell is the President and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR).
Via The Guardian. #BlackHERstory: Alice Walker Published: February 12, 2015 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 Published: February 11, 2015 Dázon Dixon Diallo is a renowned advocate in the movement for women’s rights and reproductive justice and the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Via Wikipedia. #BlackHERstory: bell hooks Published: February 10, 2015 bell hooks is an American author, feminist and social activist.
Via SisterSong. #BlackHERstory: Monica Simpson and SisterSong Published: February 9, 2015 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.
Via Black Women's Blueprint. #BlackHERstory: Farah Tanis and Black Women’s Blueprint Published: February 6, 2015 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.
Via Women's Voices for Change. #BlackHERstory: Beverly Guy-Sheftall Published: February 5, 2015 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.
Via Black Women's Health Imperative. #BlackHERstory: Linda Goler Blount and the Black Women’s Health Imperative Published: February 4, 2015 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.
Via SPARK. #BlackHERstory: Tamika Middleton and SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW Published: February 3, 2015 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.
Via SisterReach. #BlackHERstory: Cherisse Scott and SisterReach Published: February 2, 2015 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.
