Month: January 2016

[Report Back] : Trust Black Women 2015 Convening

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http://www.trustblackwomen.org | http://www.trustblackwomen.org | www.trustblackwomen.org In 2015, Women With A Vision was invited to participate in the relaunch of the “Trust Black Women” campaign alongside other Black women led Reproductive Justice organizations. Executive Director Deon Haywood, Director of Research and Evaluation Shaquita Borden and Programs Assistant Mwende Katwiwa attended the […]

Confronting Histories Old & New: Black women & Girls and erasure/Reframing the Narrative on State Sanctioned Violence & Psychological Violence

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Originally posted at AntiGravity Magazine (June 2015) Photos by Patrick Melon #BlackLivesMatter. Much has been made recently of this simple, yet necessary affirmation of the humanity of Black people in America. The hashtag was created by Patrisse Cullors, Opal Tometi, and Alicia Garza in 2012 after the murder of […]