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BLACK WOMEN
BLACK WOMEN believe conversations about maternal and child health must include a discussion about access to care and unconscious bias; a conversation about raising children must include a discussion about implicit dehumanization and police brutality; a conversation about education must include a discussion about racial bias and the school to prison pipeline;
Family
Black women are the bedrock of their families, providing resilience and nurturing while fostering strong community bonds and shaping intergenerational narratives of strength and unity.
Education
Black women in education tirelessly challenge biases, advocating for equitable opportunities and cultivating environments where young, empowered minds can thrive and excel.
Community
Black women’s leadership isn’t just about their strength and perseverance. It’s about how consistently they show up and fight for the common good.
Employment
In the workforce, Black women transcend barriers, advocating for equity and inclusion, and setting the stage for future leaders through their pioneering efforts.
Policing
Black women are often erased from the conversation around police violence. Black women's experiences of police violence will never again be invisible to the degree they were before Sandra Bland's killing.
Voting
Whether Black women are narrowing the wealth gap, fighting for free and fair elections or gearing up to assume one of the highest offices in the nation, when Black women lead, we all win.
What Our Members Say
Meleika Gardner, Evanston Live TV
excerpt taken from article in the Daily Northwestern 1/26/20
Meleika Gardner, a member of the E-Town Sister Circle and owner of Evanston Live TV, said education and youth involvement are crucial components of the BLACK initiative.
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As a result, in the spring, Evanston Live TV and BLACK will open the Black Excellence youth program to empower black students with learning events to close the opportunity gap. The program is a year-long vision of Gardner’s.
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“We want them to have a sense of worth and value, and they can only get that from their own community,” Gardner said.