1. On Monday September 12th, BWB hosted a Black Healing Space at the Museum of Women’s Resistance where members were able to engage in a communal and individual healing activities. 2. On Tuesday, September 13th, BWB launched a petition: President Obama - Recognize Black Women Survivors of Sexual Assault. We need 100,000 signatures! Sign here and read the full open letter on our mama black blog here! 3. On Tuesday September 13th, the family of Korryn Gains filed a wrongful de

We, the undersigned women of African descent across ethnicities including anti-violence advocates, survivors, activists, scholars, organizational, and spiritual leaders who convened the first Black Women’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Sexual Violence in 2016, wish to address the President of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama. Dear Mr. President, “I just want him to know who I am.” This is what 96 year old Recy Taylor, a civil rights leader who worked with Ros