“We dream of a world where health equity is a reality for Black women and girls. And we can create that world when we center those most impacted in our violence prevention work.” – Patty Branco, Senior Technical Assistance and Resource Specialist with the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
#1Thing you can do to center health equity and racial justice in your work is to learn from, partner with, and amplify the work of these Black-led organizations. This list (organized in alphabetical order) is not exhaustive, but it is a starting point. This list was compiled by Patty Branco for the Technical Assistance Question of the Month, How can domestic and sexual violence advocates center health equity for Black women in our work?
- The Afiya Center
- The African American Policy Forum (AAPF)
- The Asha Project
- Black Alliance for Just Immigration (BAJI)
- Black and Pink
- Black Feminist Future
- Black LGBT Migrant Project
- Black Mamas Matter Alliance
- Black Women’s Blueprint
- Black Women’s Health Imperative
- Black Women for Wellness
- Black Youth Project
- BEAM
- eleven24
- For the Gworls
- Girls for Gender Equity
- Healthy Actions Intervening Responsibly
- Liberation Medicine School
- A Long Walk Home
- Mothering Justice
- National Birth Equity Collaborative
- The Okra Project
- Parenting for Liberation
- Priceless Incite
- Black Resilience Fund
- The Safe Sisters Circle
- Sasha Center
- Sista Afya
- Sister Love, Inc.
- Sister Reach
- Sister Song
- S.O.U.L Sisters Leadership Collective
- The Swan Center for Advocacy
- TooREL Institute
- Ujima