During the rise of mass incarceration in the 1980s and 1990s, women became the fastest growing population in the criminal justice system.
Black Women Tell Herstory Everyday
PRIMETIME PRESENTS
Meet phenomenal women of our PrimeTime 55+ Directory. We showcase the power and achievements of older Black women. If you’re 55+ and want to be in the company of change agents, submit your profile today!
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SISTERS CIVIC CIRCLE
Black women have always been leaders and in this era, it is no different. Our Sisters Civic Circle provides a space to share trials and triumphs, surface resources, sharpen skills and deepen collaboration.
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HERSTORY SALUTE
Women’s History Month honors Black women patriots and pathfinders, the bold and unbossed; ancestors and living legends making history every day. Along the way, they make a better world for everyone!
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Making Herstory: Sisters Take the Senate
For the first time in the nation’s history, two Black women will sit in the U.S. Senate. Lisa Blunt Rochester in Delaware and Angela Alsobrooks in Maryland beat the odds and became the first Black women elected to the Senate from their respective states. Rochester and Alsobrooks follow in the footsteps of Carol Mosely Braun and Vice President Kamala Harris and Laphonza Butler.
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A Love Letter Celebrating Black Women Through the Ages
We celebrate you – Black women – by invoking these “she-rose” sisters who’ve made enduring freedom strides over the centuries.
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