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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|publisher=Colorlines}} August 22, 2014.</ref> | '''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|publisher=Colorlines}} August 22, 2014.</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
- "About". Black Feminist Future.
- "Black Feminists Respond to Ferguson". Colorlines. August 22, 2014.
- "Altars for Korryn Gaines, Other Black Women Killed by Police Pop Up in Several Cities".
- "Visioning Salons". Black Feminist Future. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- "Visioning Salons". Black Feminist Future.
- "Black Feminist Organizing School". Black Feminist Future. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- "Visioning Salons". Black Feminist Future. Retrieved 2018-04-24.
- "Meet the #NBCBLK28".
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