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Prison Beyond the Walls
Support and social services led by a cadre of Black women, many of them formerly incarcerated, answer needs with tools and resources to help formerly incarcerated women rebuild their lives and regain their voices.
Watch Informer Live – Conversation on Kamala Harris
Unerased Campaign Director Gwen McKinney joined Mary Pat Hector, head of the national student organization RISE and Melanie Campbell, head of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, for a conversation hosted by Washington Informer Publisher Denise Rolark Barnes. Together they explored the meaning of the historic nomination of VP Kamala Harris to the top…
Lessons From the Women Leading Today’s Fight for Voting Rights
At the age of 12, Mary-Pat Hector began organizing around issues of gun violence prevention in Stone Mountain, Georgia. And at 19 years old, she became the youngest woman and person of color to run for public office in Georgia, losing her election for a city council seat by only 22 votes. When asked how…
Black Women Weigh-In On Biden’s Candidacy
Open Letter Seeks Thousands of Signatures from Black Women and Allies Sign on to the letter today! The goal is to get 1000 supporters. Sign on
EXCLUSIVE: Biden-Harris Campaign Launches New Initiative For Black Voters Centering Black Women
Fair Fight Action publishes infographic which navigates Georgia’s controversial new voting laws
Meet the Florida swim advocate saving 300 souls from drowning this summer
Local Elections Come With High Stakes for Atlanta’s Black Community
Issues Black Georgians care about most, such as housing, healthcare, rent pricing, employee pay, public safety, criminal justice reform, potholes and property taxes will all be impacted by the results of several elections decided this month, according to Helen Butler, executive director of Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, a grassroots voter engagement and voting…
Three Black Women Making History in Environmental Justice Across Industries
Written by the Washington Informer, reprinted from Word in Black Check out how these history-makers are tackling environmental justice in the architecture industry, the courtroom, and the boardroom. Academic and activist Robert Bullard has long been recognized as one of the environmental justice movement’s key founders. Not everyone may know, however, that his groundbreaking research in the…