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'''Black Feminist Future''' is a community initiative formed by members of the ] feminist community, with the aim of amplifying the power of black women and girls in community organizing and online engagement.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackfeministfuture.org/about/|title=About|publisher=Black Feminist Future}}</ref> The group was formed in reaction to the aftermath of a police shooting at ] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colorlines.com/articles/black-feminists-respond-ferguson|title=Black Feminists Respond to Ferguson|date=22 August 2014 |publisher=ColorLines}} August 22, 2014.</ref>
'''Black feminist''' future is a social community formed by the black feminist organizations to empower black women in United States for the recent cultural shift, digital movement and engaging both black women and girls in the current pulse of movements. It is a platform to unite black women from all over the world to share their point of view about what it is being a black woman in US both socially and politically. The basic purpose of this community is to change the mindset of the people as well as the internal thoughts of black women about herself as being a neglected part of the society and to change the racial policies that are present in the US culture from a very long time while advancing intersectional strategies, making innovative and determinable solutions for bringing a change in society.


⚫ In the aftermath of the ], Black Feminist Future urged people across the country to build altars to honor black women.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.mic.com/articles/amp/151051/altars-for-korryn-gaines-other-black-women-killed-by-police-pop-up-in-several-cities|title=Altars for Korryn Gaines, Other Black Women Killed by Police Pop Up in Several Cities|publisher=}}{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
They recently have launched a movement named as "Freedom Dreams 2016". Their first initiative in this regard is that they have made visioning saloons known as the platforms to build vision and movement that centers the African-American feminist lives. Now, they want to make a change by coming into politics and revising the laws made up to defend the white for their wrong doings in this situation of racial discrimination. In order to find some entrance into the politics, they have selected a theme for their Visioning Saloons this year as "Freedom Dreams: Black Feminist Visioning Our Political Future" that will help them in defining a center and vision of Black Women and Girls.


⚫ == Initiatives ==
As women are women, whether they are black or white, Asians or Americans or even if they belong to any part of the world, they have every right to enjoy equal rights whether they are at work, at home or contributing their efforts for the betterment of their society.
In wake of the 2016 United States Presidential election, the group launched an initiative named "Freedom Dreams: Black Feminist Visioning Our Political Future".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blackfeministfuture.org/visioning-salons/|title=Visioning Salons|website=Black Feminist Future|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-05|archive-date=2018-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702125914/http://www.blackfeministfuture.org/visioning-salons/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The initiative includes making "visioning salons" to build vision and movement that centers the African-American feminist lives. The aim is affecting politics and revising the laws which are believed to incorporate racial discrimination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackfeministfuture.org/visioning-salons/|title=Visioning Salons|website=Black Feminist Future|access-date=2017-08-12|archive-date=2018-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702125914/http://www.blackfeministfuture.org/visioning-salons/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Black Feminist Future is launching an organizing school in 2018 where they will provides resources for new Black feminists to analyze, train, and organize their own events and movements.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blackfeministfuture.org/black-feminist-organizing-school/|title=Black Feminist Organizing School|website=Black Feminist Future|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-05}}</ref>
⚫ ==Initiatives==
⚫ Upon the urging of Black Feminist Future, in a number of cities across the United States, altars were laid to honor ] and other black women killed by police. A number of the altars used the phrase "defend black womanhood," "]," alongside other slogans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mic.com/articles/151051/altars-for-korryn-gaines-other-black-women-killed-by-police-pop-up-in-several-cities#.giX5vILp4|title=Altars for Korryn Gaines, Other Black Women Killed by Police Pop Up in Several Cities|publisher=Mic Daily}} August 9, 2016.</ref>


==People==
Partnering with Red, Bike and Green, a Black urban cyclist group, Black Feminist Future have organized a "Black Freedom Bike Tour" for bike enthusiasts, organizers, land cultivators and creatives to ride through the southern states.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackfeministfuture.org/about-1/|title=ABOUT RED BIKE AND GREEN AND BLACK FEMINIST FUTURE|publisher=Black Feminist Future}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://flavorwire.com/582308/when-all-else-fails-we-have-black-joy|title=When All Else Fails, We Have Black Joy|publisher=Flavorpill Media}} June 27, 2016.</ref>
Paris Hatcher is a founder of the movement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blackfeministfuture.org/visioning-salons/|title=Visioning Salons|website=Black Feminist Future|language=en-US|access-date=2018-04-24|archive-date=2018-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180702125914/http://www.blackfeministfuture.org/visioning-salons/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

], founder of , a firm dedicated to recruiting more people of color to run for public office, is a board member of Black Feminist Future.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbcblk28/meet-nbcblk28-n507856|title=Meet the #NBCBLK28|website=] |publisher=}}</ref>


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Black Feminist Future is a community initiative formed by members of the African American feminist community, with the aim of amplifying the power of black women and girls in community organizing and online engagement. The group was formed in reaction to the aftermath of a police shooting at Ferguson, Missouri in 2014.

In the aftermath of the shooting of Korryn Gaines, Black Feminist Future urged people across the country to build altars to honor black women.

Initiatives

In wake of the 2016 United States Presidential election, the group launched an initiative named "Freedom Dreams: Black Feminist Visioning Our Political Future". The initiative includes making "visioning salons" to build vision and movement that centers the African-American feminist lives. The aim is affecting politics and revising the laws which are believed to incorporate racial discrimination.

Black Feminist Future is launching an organizing school in 2018 where they will provides resources for new Black feminists to analyze, train, and organize their own events and movements.

People

Paris Hatcher is a founder of the movement.

Jessica Byrd, founder of Three Point Strategies, a firm dedicated to recruiting more people of color to run for public office, is a board member of Black Feminist Future.

See also

References

  1. "About". Black Feminist Future.
  2. "Black Feminists Respond to Ferguson". ColorLines. 22 August 2014. August 22, 2014.
  3. "Altars for Korryn Gaines, Other Black Women Killed by Police Pop Up in Several Cities".
  4. "Visioning Salons". Black Feminist Future. Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  5. "Visioning Salons". Black Feminist Future. Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  6. "Black Feminist Organizing School". Black Feminist Future. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  7. "Visioning Salons". Black Feminist Future. Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
  8. "Meet the #NBCBLK28". NBC News.


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