Thank you for joining us for our
First 100 Days Town Hall
It was a powerful evening of conversation, reflection, and action. Together, we connected across generations and sectors to examine the key policies shaping Black women's health and well-being—and to envision a stronger, more equitable future.
As part of our commitment to ongoing engagement, we are pleased to share a curated collection of resources—some that were mentioned during the town hall and some that offer additional tools for reflection, advocacy, and action.
We invite you to explore, share, and use these resources to stay connected to the work ahead.
Our voices, our stories, and our advocacy continue to shape the future—long after the event ends.
Keep the conversation going by sharing your reflections, takeaways, and calls to action.
We’ve included ready-to-use posts and graphics to help you amplify the message across your social media channels.
LinkedIn / Facebook / Substack
I attended The First 100 Days Town Hall hosted by the Black Women’s Health Imperative. This was a virtual event unpacking what the last 100 days means for our health, rights, and economic security. You can download their Resource Guide at 100days.bwhi.org
#BWHI #TheFirst100Days #BlackWomensHealth
Instagram/Threads/ Bluesky
Staying ready—so we don’t have to get ready!
I joined @blkwomenshealth for The First 100 Days, a virtual town hall where experts in public health, reproductive justice, mental health, and economic equity broke it all the way down. They shared tools and resources to protect our health and future.
Download their Resource Guide 100days.bwhi.org
#BWHI #TheFirst100Days #BlackWomensHealth
Threads/ X (Twitter)/ Bluesky
📣 What do the first 100 days of the new administration mean for Black women’s health, rights & futures?
I joined @blkwomenshealth for the The First 100 Days town hall—an intergenerational virtual event that unpacked the answers to that question and the resources to navigate our reality.
Download their Resource Guide 100days.bwhi.org
#BWHI #TheFirst100Days #BlackWomensHealth
RESOURCE + GUIDES
After The First 100 Days
Reflecting on the last 100 days, it’s clear that Black women remain at the forefront of some of the most urgent political, economic, medical, and social issues of our time. This period has shown just how quickly progress can be challenged—and how critical it is that we stay informed, engaged, and prepared to protect what matters most.
This moment calls for vigilance, determination, and vision. Below are some of the resources shared during the event, along with a few additional tools to support continued advocacy and action.
Black Women's Health Imperative Resources
ORGANIZATIONS & RESOURCES
Maternal Health
Black Maternal Health Week: An annual campaign (April 11–17) that amplifies the voices of Black mamas, raises awareness about Black maternal health, and centers reproductive justice in policy and community conversations.
Black Mamas Matter Alliance: A national network advancing Black maternal health, rights, and justice by advocating for better policies, training providers, and shifting cultural narratives to honor and protect Black birthing people.
4 Kira 4 moms: A nonprofit founded in honor of Kira Johnson, advocating for improved maternal healthcare through policy reform, awareness campaigns, and accountability for Black maternal mortality.
The 100 Weeks Project: United States of Care's groundbreaking initiative dedicated to revolutionizing postpartum care over the next five years. This ambitious program aims to ensure every new mother receives the essential care and support she needs during the critical postpartum period (Up to one year after pregnancy).
Mama Glow Foundation: A maternal wellness platform that supports birthing people through education, advocacy, and doula care rooted in empowerment and holistic practices.
Mamatoto Village: A Black woman-led maternal health collective in Washington, DC, providing culturally resonant perinatal care and workforce development to advance birth equity and empower Black families.
National Birth Equity Collaborative (NBEC): Focuses on training, research, and advocacy to address racial disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes.
Shades of Blue Project: Provides mental health support and advocacy for Black women before, during, and after childbirth.
Ancient Song Doula Services: Offers full-spectrum doula services and training to communities of color, aiming to address maternal health disparities.
Sista Midwife Productions: Provides education, training, and a directory to connect Black families with culturally competent birth workers.
Reproductive Justice
In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda: A national-state strategic partnership dedicated to amplifying the voices of Black women and advancing reproductive justice through policy change and advocacy.
SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective: The largest national multi-ethnic reproductive justice collective, focusing on eradicating reproductive oppression and securing human rights for marginalized communities.
The Afiya Center: Based in Texas, this organization works to transform the relationship Black women and girls have with their sexual and reproductive health through education and advocacy.
New Voices for Reproductive Justice:
A Black-led organization focused on the health and well-being of Black women, femmes, and gender-expansive people through leadership development and advocacy.
SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW!: An Atlanta-based organization advocating for policies that protect and expand access to reproductive health services for women and youth of color in Georgia.
SisterLove, Inc.: Founded in Atlanta, this organization focuses on sexual and reproductive health, offering HIV/STI prevention, education, and advocacy for women and their families.
Black Women for Wellness: A California-based nonprofit committed to the health and well-being of Black women and girls through health education, empowerment, and advocacy.
SisterReach: A Memphis-based organization that provides comprehensive reproductive and sexual health education and services to women and teens of color.
Careers + Finance
Black Career Women’s Network (BCWN): A national career development organization focused on the professional development of Black women. Offers mentorship, webinars, and networking events.
The Memo by Minda Harts: Offers career advice, workshops, and a powerful community specifically for women of color in the workplace. Also check out her book "The Memo."
Her First $100K: A feminist financial education platform that offers excellent tools on saving, investing, and salary negotiation, often featuring women of color.
Clever Girl Finance: Founded by Bola Sokunbi, this platform provides free courses, podcasts, and articles on financial wellness.
Brown Ambition Podcast: Hosted by Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche and Mandi Woodruff-Santos, this podcast dives into money, career growth, and entrepreneurship for women of color.
Black Girl Ventures (BGV): Supports Black/Brown women founders through pitch competitions, funding, and community-building.
Boss Women Media: A membership community and event-based platform helping Black women achieve success through events, mentorship, and financial literacy.
The Budgetnista (Tiffany Aliche): Offers financial education, especially for Black women, through courses, books (Get Good with Money), and her “Live Richer” movement.
Ladies Get Paid: Their focus is heavily on equal pay, salary negotiation, and closing the wealth gap with inclusive workshops.
Mental Health
National Black Child Development Institute: This organization is committed to the success and support of Black children all across America.
Brown Girl Therapy: This is a community organization that is intended for children of immigrants. They work to promote mental health advocacy and healing through their Instagram account.
Dear Black Women: This organization is by Black Women, for Black Women. They provide support and community for many of the issues faced by today’s Black Women in America.
Ourselves Black: This is a Black mental wellness and storytelling organization that shares stories of Black Americans who have struggled, and overcome mental health issues as well as injustice.
Sad Girls Club: This is a non-profit organization that works to provide a community for BIPOC women and girls who may be struggling with mental health issues. They also host the Sad Girls Club Podcast.
The Okra Project: This is a mutual aid collective that provides support and resources to BIPOC LGBTQ people who may be struggling with mental health issues.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: This is a 24/7/365 crisis hotline that can be reached by dialing 988.
National Runaway Safeline: Call 1-800-786-2929 anytime 24/7 to be connected with a compassionate advocate that can listen and point you in the direction of help.
StrongHearts Native Helpline: Call 1-844-762-8483 anytime, 24/7 to be connected with mental health support services tailored to American Indians and First Nations People.
Your Life, Your Voice: Call 1-800-448-3000 anytime 24/7 to be connected with a counselor now. They also provide a text option by texting VOICE to 20121.
The Trevor Project: This is a national advocacy and support organization that aims to help young BIPOC that may be facing adversity with regard to their sexuality. They provide dozens of resources as well as access to counselors.
Find Recovery Now: Mental health resource with culturally competent resources for people of color.
Aakoma Project: This is a national non-profit organization that works to provide support to young BIPOC and can help connect them with culturally-competent therapists or counselors.
Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective: Known as BEAM, this is an advocacy organization that provides dozens of resources and can help connect someone with culturally competent mental health services.
Therapy for Black Men: Their tagline of “strength still needs support” is indicative of their purpose. Helping Black Men who may be struggling with mental health issues is the sole focus of this organization.
Therapy for Black Girls: a community that provides a therapist locator tool that can help Black women find a culturally-competent therapist anywhere in America.
Melanin and Mental Health: This is a BIPOC-specific therapy assistance website that can connect BIPOC with culturally-sensitive therapists anywhere in America.
Black Mental Health Alliance: This is a mental health support organization that provides a wealth of resources for BIPOC to find competent therapists near them.
Black Men Heal: This is a BIPOC mental health advocacy organization that provides resources and programs for BIPOC men of all ages.
Sista Afya: This is a community mental wellness organization that is for Black Women anywhere in the world.
U.S. of Care: To ensure that everyone has access to quality, affordable health care regardless of health status, social need or income.
Education
New Teacher Center: The New Teacher Center serves all students from preschool through high school and works to put an end to educational inequities. The organization enables and empowers students to reach their full potential.
Black Teacher Project: The Black Teacher Project works to support black teachers who are committed to leadership. Their mission views schools as a place for liberation and transformation.
Rainier Scholars: Rainier Scholars works with students of color who come from low-income households to enable creates a pathway to a college graduation.
Page Education Foundation: The Page Education Foundation creates heroes through service and education and provides support and encouragement to students of color who wish to pursue higher education.
National Black Graduate Student Association (NBGSA): NBGSA is the nation’s largest interdisciplinary graduate organization for Black students. The organization was founded in 1989 and advocates for black graduate students.
Jackie Robinson Foundation: The Jackie Robinson Foundation works to prepare future leaders and narrow the achievement gap in higher education. The Scholars Program provides generous 4-year grants, 42 strategies for success curriculum, job, and internship placement. The program has an amazing 98% graduation rate.
Seizing Every Opportunity (SEO): Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) matches talent with opportunities to propel human potential.
Leadership Conference Education Fund: The Leadership Conference Education Fund provides a strong voice for equality and takes a solid stance against discrimination.
The Eagle Academy Foundation Inc.: The Eagle Academy Foundation creates community leaders by working with a network college preparatory schools in urban communities to educate and mentor all male students grades 6 thru 12.
Thurgood Marshall College Fund: The Thurgood Marshall College Fund is the nation’s largest organization that exclusively represents the Black college community.
UNCF: The UNCF offers scholarships, internships, and fellowships in an effort to achieve equality in education.
National Action Council For Minorities in Engineering: The National Action Council For Minorities in Engineering is dedicated to helping minority people succeed in STEM education and careers.
National Association of Black Accountants (NABA): NABA offers career resources, scholarships, and valuable professional connections for Black accountants and students entering the field of accounting.
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE): NSBE is a student-governed organization that works to increase the number of successful culturally responsible Black engineers.
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCJ): NABCJ is a non-profit association that was founded to provide leaders who work to improve the administration of criminal justice.
Black Girls Code: The Black Girls Code organization dedicated to increasing the number of women of color in STEM fields. The organization empowers and educates African American girls ages 7 to 17 to become leaders and innovators.
Regional Educational Resources
Harlem Academy: The Harlem Academy was established in 2004 and promotes equity of opportunity to promising students.
Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado: Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado works to prepare, educate, and empower teen mothers and their children to enable them to become productive community members.
Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan: JASEM leads, advances, inspires, and prepares youth in the community with programs and volunteer engagement.
Nashville Public Education Foundation: The Nashville Public Education Foundation is dedicated to supporting teachers and leaders in order to build schools where all children are allowed to thrive.
The Lyford Cay Foundation: The Lyford Cay Foundation in the Bahamas supports increasing educational attainment.
Wellspring House: The Wellspring House provides temporary shelter for families, as well as job training & placement, career & educational planning, and adult education.
Harlem Academy: The Harlem Academy is an independent school with merit-based admission in New York City that educates grades 1-8. The Academy prepares students for lifelong learning and teaches thoughtful citizenship.
Civil Rights
Black Voters Matter: Dedicated to increasing power in Black communities through effective voting so that communities may choose their own destinies.
Woke Vote: Working to change the face of politics across the country by increasing voter turnout across the country.
Higher Heights for America: A political organization for Black women that is dedicated to advocating for a democracy that effectively represents, includes, and elects Black women.
The Collective Political Action Committee: Dedicated to building Black political power by educating and equipping voters, donors, and political candidates with resources.
Integrate NYC: Integrate NYC: a youth-led organization that was founded to fight for racial equity and integration in New York City’s schools.
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU): Provides legal representation in legal cases that involve civil liberties and violations of constitutional rights. The ACLU educates the public about civil liberties and the rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.
Southern Poverty Law Center: Works with communities to eradicate white supremacy and advance human rights for all people.
Advancement Project: The Advancement Project: fights against racial inequity with innovative strategies and works toward a caring, inclusive, and just democracy in the United States.
Center for Constitutional Rights: Fights for the justice and liberation of communities vulnerable to threat through advocacy, litigation, and strategic communications.
Equal Justice Initiative: Works to end excessive punishment and mass incarceration in the United States. The EJI challenges racial and economic injustices and fights to protects human rights.
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund: Crusades for racial justice across the United States using litigation, advocacy, and public education as tools.
National Urban League: A civil rights organization that is dedicated to empowering and elevating the standard of living in underserved communities.
OneAmerica: Originally known as the Hate Free Zone, OneAmerica is an immigrant and refugee advocacy group in Washington State.
People’s Action Institute: A national network of grassroots power-building organizations that are united in the fight for racial justice in the United States.
Public Advocates: Dedicated to strengthening voices in communities to fight the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination in public policy.
Race Forward: Partners with communities to fight and propel movements against systemic racial injustice.
Texas Civil Rights Project: Uses legal advocacy and litigation as tools to protect and advance the civil rights of the people of Texas.
The Sentencing Project: Working over the past 30 years to promote a more fair and effective criminal justice system in the United States.
Anti Racism Fund: Established to provide funding to organizations that work to eradicate racial injustice in our society.
Color of Change: Dedicated to helping people respond to injustices they witness. Color of Change is 1.7 million strong and members work to push decision-makers to create and promote a less hostile world for Black people.
Community Justice Action Fund: Committed to building power within Black communities to end gun violence.
Center for Constitutional Rights: Founded in 1966 by lawyers driven to help the civil rights movement in the South. The CCR is dedicated to advancing and protecting constitutional rights.
Equal Justice Initiative: Founded in 1989 to challenge racial and economic injustice. EJI provides legal representation for people who have been wrongfully convicted, have received excessive prison sentences, or have been abused in jail or prison.
Campaign Zero: A mission to end police violence in America. The organization analyzes police practices, identifies effective solutions to end police violence, and pushes legislation to end police violence across the country.
Communities United for Police Reform: Dedicated to ending the discriminatory policing practices of NYPD.
Communities United Against Police Brutality: An organization that works to end incidents of police brutality.
Leadership Conference Education Fund: A coalition of more than 200 national organizations. Its mission is to protect and promote the civil and human rights of all people.
The Legal Rights Center: A nonprofit law firm in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The firm is community-driven and specializes in restorative justice practices and youth advocacy.
Young Women’s Christian Association: A nonprofit dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
SPARK Reproductive Justice Now: SPARK serves as an entry point and leadership pipeline for new social justice leaders, and a political home for Black women and young people, centering Black queer women, trans folx and folx living outside the gender binary.
Youth & Community Development
Black Youth Project (BYP): Research & youth voice | Politics, culture, activism
Powered by the University of Chicago, BYP amplifies Black youth perspectives through research, blogs, and organizing support.
GirlTrek: Focus: Black girls & women | Healing, walking, sisterhood. Encourages health and healing through walking campaigns rooted in Black history and community transformation. Great for youth and families.
The Brotherhood Sister Sol (BroSis): Focus: Black and Latinx youth | Social justice, mentorship, education. Based in Harlem, this org offers wraparound programs, leadership training, and organizing opportunities for youth.
Urban Youth Empowerment Program (National Urban League): Focus: Workforce readiness | Ages 18–24. Provides job training, mentoring, and internships to help underserved youth enter and thrive in the workforce.
Creative Reaction Lab: Focus: Youth-led social impact | Black & Latinx changemakers. Trains Black youth in “Equity-Centered Community Design” to tackle issues in their own communities.
NAACP Youth & College Division: Focus: Organizing & advocacy. Chapters across the country offer leadership development, civic engagement, and policy advocacy opportunities for Black youth.
Black Girls Smile: Focus: Mental health for Black girls and young women
Provides mental health education, culturally responsive resources, and peer support for Black girls’ emotional wellbeing.
BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective) Focus: Healing justice for Black communities. BEAM offers culturally grounded mental health tools, workshops, and community healing practices that benefit youth programming.
Freedom Schools (by Children’s Defense Fund) Focus: Culturally affirming literacy and youth development
Inspired by the civil rights movement, these summer and after-school programs uplift Black children through empowerment and education.
Black Swan Academy (D.C. Based) Focus: Black youth civic engagement & leadership. Equips youth in underserved communities with leadership skills to make change in their schools and neighborhoods.
Empowerment of Black Women
Black Girls Rock!: Founded by DJ Beverly Bond, BGR uplifts the brilliance of Black women and girls through empowerment programs, mentorship, and media campaigns.
Black Women’s Blueprint: Is a powerful organization that combines policy, healing justice, and advocacy work to address sexual violence and systemic oppression.
Buy From a Black Woman: Supports Black women entrepreneurs through business directories, workshops, grants, and community support.
SisterMentors: Helps Black and Brown girls succeed academically through mentorship from women of color who are pursuing or have completed advanced degrees.
The Loveland Foundation: Provides free therapy sessions for Black women and girls. Founded by Rachel Cargle, it’s one of the most visible organizations advocating for Black women’s emotional wellness.
Higher Heights for America: Advancing Black women’s representation in elected office and building a political power base.
National Black Women's Justice Institute (NBWJI): Research and advocacy organization focusing on ending the criminalization of Black women and girls.
The Well-Read Black Girl: Book club and literary platform uplifting Black women authors and readers. Founded by Glory Edim.
The Center for Black Women’s Wellness: Provides free and low-cost health services, prenatal care, and education for Black women in Atlanta and beyond.
OmNoire: Luxury wellness brand that hosts yoga retreats, meditation experiences, and wellness content by and for Black women.
The Black Women’s Agenda (BWA): Works to advance the needs of Black women through legislation and social policy. Supported by a coalition of organizations.
She’s the First (Black Girl Global Initiative): While global in reach, STF’s Black Girl Global Initiative focuses specifically on the leadership development of Black girls and young women worldwide.
Luvvie Ajayi Jones: A New York Times bestselling author, TED speaker, and founder of The Book Academy, known for her sharp wit and empowering messages that encourage people to embrace courage, authenticity, and purposeful disruption in their lives and work.
Zora by Medium: A publication by Black women, for Black women, sharing essays, personal stories, and reporting.
Black Women Radicals: A platform that maps and archives the activism of Black women and gender-expansive people across the African Diaspora.
The National Black Justice Coalition: A civil rights organization dedicated to empowering Black LGBTQ+/SGL people and those living with HIV/AIDS through advocacy, education, and policy change.
Black Political Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU): defends individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution through legal advocacy and public education.
Color of Change: Mobilizes Black communities to hold leaders accountable and create a more just and equitable society.
Equal Justice Initiative: Provides legal representation and challenges racial and economic injustice within the criminal justice system.
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund: Uses litigation, advocacy, and public education to achieve racial justice and civil rights.
Southern Poverty Law Center: fights hate and bigotry while seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of society.
Civic Match: A project by Work For America, a nonprofit initiative tackling the government staffing crisis in communities nationwide.
Black Girls Vote: A nonpartisan organization designed to represent the concerns and interests of Black women.
More About BWHI
Black Women’s Health Imperative: (BWHI) is the first and only national organization solely dedicated to addressing the most critical health issues for Black women and girls. Founded in 1983 as the National Black Women's Health Project on the historic grounds of Spelman College in Atlanta, BWHI emerged from a vision of Byllye Avery.
This vision became reality when 2,000 women gathered to declare Black women's health as a fundamental right – marking the beginning of a powerful movement centered on self-care and empowerment. For 41 years, BWHI has been at the forefront of transforming the health and wellness of Black women and girls through innovative programs, groundbreaking research, and advocacy for life-saving policies. From our grassroots beginnings to our current position as a respected national force, we remain committed to our founding principle: that Black women's health is non-negotiable.
Mission: To solve the most critical health issues that Black women and girls face through innovative programs, transformative research, and life-saving policies.
Learn more at: BWHI Website
For questions, please email: dmelhado@bwhi.org
Maternal Health
Maternal Health
Black Maternal Health Week: An annual campaign (April 11–17) that amplifies the voices of Black mamas, raises awareness about Black maternal health, and centers reproductive justice in policy and community conversations.
Black Mamas Matter Alliance: A national network advancing Black maternal health, rights, and justice by advocating for better policies, training providers, and shifting cultural narratives to honor and protect Black birthing people.
4 Kira 4 moms: A nonprofit founded in honor of Kira Johnson, advocating for improved maternal healthcare through policy reform, awareness campaigns, and accountability for Black maternal mortality.
The 100 Weeks Project: United States of Care's groundbreaking initiative dedicated to revolutionizing postpartum care over the next five years. This ambitious program aims to ensure every new mother receives the essential care and support she needs during the critical postpartum period (Up to one year after pregnancy).
Mama Glow Foundation: A maternal wellness platform that supports birthing people through education, advocacy, and doula care rooted in empowerment and holistic practices.
Mamatoto Village: A Black woman-led maternal health collective in Washington, DC, providing culturally resonant perinatal care and workforce development to advance birth equity and empower Black families.
National Birth Equity Collaborative (NBEC): Focuses on training, research, and advocacy to address racial disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes.
Shades of Blue Project: Provides mental health support and advocacy for Black women before, during, and after childbirth.
Ancient Song Doula Services: Offers full-spectrum doula services and training to communities of color, aiming to address maternal health disparities.
Sista Midwife Productions: Provides education, training, and a directory to connect Black families with culturally competent birth workers.
Reproductive Justice
Reproductive Justice
In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda: A national-state strategic partnership dedicated to amplifying the voices of Black women and advancing reproductive justice through policy change and advocacy.
SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective: The largest national multi-ethnic reproductive justice collective, focusing on eradicating reproductive oppression and securing human rights for marginalized communities.
The Afiya Center: Based in Texas, this organization works to transform the relationship Black women and girls have with their sexual and reproductive health through education and advocacy.
New Voices for Reproductive Justice:
A Black-led organization focused on the health and well-being of Black women, femmes, and gender-expansive people through leadership development and advocacy.
SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW!: An Atlanta-based organization advocating for policies that protect and expand access to reproductive health services for women and youth of color in Georgia.
SisterLove, Inc.: Founded in Atlanta, this organization focuses on sexual and reproductive health, offering HIV/STI prevention, education, and advocacy for women and their families.
Black Women for Wellness: A California-based nonprofit committed to the health and well-being of Black women and girls through health education, empowerment, and advocacy.
SisterReach: A Memphis-based organization that provides comprehensive reproductive and sexual health education and services to women and teens of color.
Careers + Finance
Careers + Finance
Black Career Women’s Network (BCWN): A national career development organization focused on the professional development of Black women. Offers mentorship, webinars, and networking events.
The Memo by Minda Harts: Offers career advice, workshops, and a powerful community specifically for women of color in the workplace. Also check out her book "The Memo."
Her First $100K: A feminist financial education platform that offers excellent tools on saving, investing, and salary negotiation, often featuring women of color.
Clever Girl Finance: Founded by Bola Sokunbi, this platform provides free courses, podcasts, and articles on financial wellness.
Brown Ambition Podcast: Hosted by Tiffany “The Budgetnista” Aliche and Mandi Woodruff-Santos, this podcast dives into money, career growth, and entrepreneurship for women of color.
Black Girl Ventures (BGV): Supports Black/Brown women founders through pitch competitions, funding, and community-building.
Boss Women Media: A membership community and event-based platform helping Black women achieve success through events, mentorship, and financial literacy.
The Budgetnista (Tiffany Aliche): Offers financial education, especially for Black women, through courses, books (Get Good with Money), and her “Live Richer” movement.
Ladies Get Paid: Their focus is heavily on equal pay, salary negotiation, and closing the wealth gap with inclusive workshops.
Mental Health
Mental Health
National Black Child Development Institute: This organization is committed to the success and support of Black children all across America.
Brown Girl Therapy: This is a community organization that is intended for children of immigrants. They work to promote mental health advocacy and healing through their Instagram account.
Dear Black Women: This organization is by Black Women, for Black Women. They provide support and community for many of the issues faced by today’s Black Women in America.
Ourselves Black: This is a Black mental wellness and storytelling organization that shares stories of Black Americans who have struggled, and overcome mental health issues as well as injustice.
Sad Girls Club: This is a non-profit organization that works to provide a community for BIPOC women and girls who may be struggling with mental health issues. They also host the Sad Girls Club Podcast.
The Okra Project: This is a mutual aid collective that provides support and resources to BIPOC LGBTQ people who may be struggling with mental health issues.
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: This is a 24/7/365 crisis hotline that can be reached by dialing 988.
National Runaway Safeline: Call 1-800-786-2929 anytime 24/7 to be connected with a compassionate advocate that can listen and point you in the direction of help.
StrongHearts Native Helpline: Call 1-844-762-8483 anytime, 24/7 to be connected with mental health support services tailored to American Indians and First Nations People.
Your Life, Your Voice: Call 1-800-448-3000 anytime 24/7 to be connected with a counselor now. They also provide a text option by texting VOICE to 20121.
The Trevor Project: This is a national advocacy and support organization that aims to help young BIPOC that may be facing adversity with regard to their sexuality. They provide dozens of resources as well as access to counselors.
Find Recovery Now: Mental health resource with culturally competent resources for people of color.
Aakoma Project: This is a national non-profit organization that works to provide support to young BIPOC and can help connect them with culturally-competent therapists or counselors.
Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective: Known as BEAM, this is an advocacy organization that provides dozens of resources and can help connect someone with culturally competent mental health services.
Therapy for Black Men: Their tagline of “strength still needs support” is indicative of their purpose. Helping Black Men who may be struggling with mental health issues is the sole focus of this organization.
Therapy for Black Girls: a community that provides a therapist locator tool that can help Black women find a culturally-competent therapist anywhere in America.
Melanin and Mental Health: This is a BIPOC-specific therapy assistance website that can connect BIPOC with culturally-sensitive therapists anywhere in America.
Black Mental Health Alliance: This is a mental health support organization that provides a wealth of resources for BIPOC to find competent therapists near them.
Black Men Heal: This is a BIPOC mental health advocacy organization that provides resources and programs for BIPOC men of all ages.
Sista Afya: This is a community mental wellness organization that is for Black Women anywhere in the world.
U.S. of Care: To ensure that everyone has access to quality, affordable health care regardless of health status, social need or income.
Education
Education
New Teacher Center: The New Teacher Center serves all students from preschool through high school and works to put an end to educational inequities. The organization enables and empowers students to reach their full potential.
Black Teacher Project: The Black Teacher Project works to support black teachers who are committed to leadership. Their mission views schools as a place for liberation and transformation.
Rainier Scholars: Rainier Scholars works with students of color who come from low-income households to enable creates a pathway to a college graduation.
Page Education Foundation: The Page Education Foundation creates heroes through service and education and provides support and encouragement to students of color who wish to pursue higher education.
National Black Graduate Student Association (NBGSA): NBGSA is the nation’s largest interdisciplinary graduate organization for Black students. The organization was founded in 1989 and advocates for black graduate students.
Jackie Robinson Foundation: The Jackie Robinson Foundation works to prepare future leaders and narrow the achievement gap in higher education. The Scholars Program provides generous 4-year grants, 42 strategies for success curriculum, job, and internship placement. The program has an amazing 98% graduation rate.
Seizing Every Opportunity (SEO): Sponsors for Educational Opportunity (SEO) matches talent with opportunities to propel human potential.
Leadership Conference Education Fund: The Leadership Conference Education Fund provides a strong voice for equality and takes a solid stance against discrimination.
The Eagle Academy Foundation Inc.: The Eagle Academy Foundation creates community leaders by working with a network college preparatory schools in urban communities to educate and mentor all male students grades 6 thru 12.
Thurgood Marshall College Fund: The Thurgood Marshall College Fund is the nation’s largest organization that exclusively represents the Black college community.
UNCF: The UNCF offers scholarships, internships, and fellowships in an effort to achieve equality in education.
National Action Council For Minorities in Engineering: The National Action Council For Minorities in Engineering is dedicated to helping minority people succeed in STEM education and careers.
National Association of Black Accountants (NABA): NABA offers career resources, scholarships, and valuable professional connections for Black accountants and students entering the field of accounting.
National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE): NSBE is a student-governed organization that works to increase the number of successful culturally responsible Black engineers.
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABCJ): NABCJ is a non-profit association that was founded to provide leaders who work to improve the administration of criminal justice.
Black Girls Code: The Black Girls Code organization dedicated to increasing the number of women of color in STEM fields. The organization empowers and educates African American girls ages 7 to 17 to become leaders and innovators.
Regional Educational Resources
Harlem Academy: The Harlem Academy was established in 2004 and promotes equity of opportunity to promising students.
Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado: Florence Crittenton Services of Colorado works to prepare, educate, and empower teen mothers and their children to enable them to become productive community members.
Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan: JASEM leads, advances, inspires, and prepares youth in the community with programs and volunteer engagement.
Nashville Public Education Foundation: The Nashville Public Education Foundation is dedicated to supporting teachers and leaders in order to build schools where all children are allowed to thrive.
The Lyford Cay Foundation: The Lyford Cay Foundation in the Bahamas supports increasing educational attainment.
Wellspring House: The Wellspring House provides temporary shelter for families, as well as job training & placement, career & educational planning, and adult education.
Harlem Academy: The Harlem Academy is an independent school with merit-based admission in New York City that educates grades 1-8. The Academy prepares students for lifelong learning and teaches thoughtful citizenship.
Civil Rights
Civil Rights
Black Voters Matter: Dedicated to increasing power in Black communities through effective voting so that communities may choose their own destinies.
Woke Vote: Working to change the face of politics across the country by increasing voter turnout across the country.
Higher Heights for America: A political organization for Black women that is dedicated to advocating for a democracy that effectively represents, includes, and elects Black women.
The Collective Political Action Committee: Dedicated to building Black political power by educating and equipping voters, donors, and political candidates with resources.
Integrate NYC: Integrate NYC: a youth-led organization that was founded to fight for racial equity and integration in New York City’s schools.
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU): Provides legal representation in legal cases that involve civil liberties and violations of constitutional rights. The ACLU educates the public about civil liberties and the rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.
Southern Poverty Law Center: Works with communities to eradicate white supremacy and advance human rights for all people.
Advancement Project: The Advancement Project: fights against racial inequity with innovative strategies and works toward a caring, inclusive, and just democracy in the United States.
Center for Constitutional Rights: Fights for the justice and liberation of communities vulnerable to threat through advocacy, litigation, and strategic communications.
Equal Justice Initiative: Works to end excessive punishment and mass incarceration in the United States. The EJI challenges racial and economic injustices and fights to protects human rights.
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund: Crusades for racial justice across the United States using litigation, advocacy, and public education as tools.
National Urban League: A civil rights organization that is dedicated to empowering and elevating the standard of living in underserved communities.
OneAmerica: Originally known as the Hate Free Zone, OneAmerica is an immigrant and refugee advocacy group in Washington State.
People’s Action Institute: A national network of grassroots power-building organizations that are united in the fight for racial justice in the United States.
Public Advocates: Dedicated to strengthening voices in communities to fight the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination in public policy.
Race Forward: Partners with communities to fight and propel movements against systemic racial injustice.
Texas Civil Rights Project: Uses legal advocacy and litigation as tools to protect and advance the civil rights of the people of Texas.
The Sentencing Project: Working over the past 30 years to promote a more fair and effective criminal justice system in the United States.
Anti Racism Fund: Established to provide funding to organizations that work to eradicate racial injustice in our society.
Color of Change: Dedicated to helping people respond to injustices they witness. Color of Change is 1.7 million strong and members work to push decision-makers to create and promote a less hostile world for Black people.
Community Justice Action Fund: Committed to building power within Black communities to end gun violence.
Center for Constitutional Rights: Founded in 1966 by lawyers driven to help the civil rights movement in the South. The CCR is dedicated to advancing and protecting constitutional rights.
Equal Justice Initiative: Founded in 1989 to challenge racial and economic injustice. EJI provides legal representation for people who have been wrongfully convicted, have received excessive prison sentences, or have been abused in jail or prison.
Campaign Zero: A mission to end police violence in America. The organization analyzes police practices, identifies effective solutions to end police violence, and pushes legislation to end police violence across the country.
Communities United for Police Reform: Dedicated to ending the discriminatory policing practices of NYPD.
Communities United Against Police Brutality: An organization that works to end incidents of police brutality.
Leadership Conference Education Fund: A coalition of more than 200 national organizations. Its mission is to protect and promote the civil and human rights of all people.
The Legal Rights Center: A nonprofit law firm in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The firm is community-driven and specializes in restorative justice practices and youth advocacy.
Young Women’s Christian Association: A nonprofit dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all.
SPARK Reproductive Justice Now: SPARK serves as an entry point and leadership pipeline for new social justice leaders, and a political home for Black women and young people, centering Black queer women, trans folx and folx living outside the gender binary.
Youth & Community Development
Youth & Community Development
Black Youth Project (BYP): Research & youth voice | Politics, culture, activism
Powered by the University of Chicago, BYP amplifies Black youth perspectives through research, blogs, and organizing support.
GirlTrek: Focus: Black girls & women | Healing, walking, sisterhood. Encourages health and healing through walking campaigns rooted in Black history and community transformation. Great for youth and families.
The Brotherhood Sister Sol (BroSis): Focus: Black and Latinx youth | Social justice, mentorship, education. Based in Harlem, this org offers wraparound programs, leadership training, and organizing opportunities for youth.
Urban Youth Empowerment Program (National Urban League): Focus: Workforce readiness | Ages 18–24. Provides job training, mentoring, and internships to help underserved youth enter and thrive in the workforce.
Creative Reaction Lab: Focus: Youth-led social impact | Black & Latinx changemakers. Trains Black youth in “Equity-Centered Community Design” to tackle issues in their own communities.
NAACP Youth & College Division: Focus: Organizing & advocacy. Chapters across the country offer leadership development, civic engagement, and policy advocacy opportunities for Black youth.
Black Girls Smile: Focus: Mental health for Black girls and young women
Provides mental health education, culturally responsive resources, and peer support for Black girls’ emotional wellbeing.
BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental Health Collective) Focus: Healing justice for Black communities. BEAM offers culturally grounded mental health tools, workshops, and community healing practices that benefit youth programming.
Freedom Schools (by Children’s Defense Fund) Focus: Culturally affirming literacy and youth development
Inspired by the civil rights movement, these summer and after-school programs uplift Black children through empowerment and education.
Black Swan Academy (D.C. Based) Focus: Black youth civic engagement & leadership. Equips youth in underserved communities with leadership skills to make change in their schools and neighborhoods.
Empowerment of Black Women
Empowerment of Black Women
Black Girls Rock!: Founded by DJ Beverly Bond, BGR uplifts the brilliance of Black women and girls through empowerment programs, mentorship, and media campaigns.
Black Women’s Blueprint: Is a powerful organization that combines policy, healing justice, and advocacy work to address sexual violence and systemic oppression.
Buy From a Black Woman: Supports Black women entrepreneurs through business directories, workshops, grants, and community support.
SisterMentors: Helps Black and Brown girls succeed academically through mentorship from women of color who are pursuing or have completed advanced degrees.
The Loveland Foundation: Provides free therapy sessions for Black women and girls. Founded by Rachel Cargle, it’s one of the most visible organizations advocating for Black women’s emotional wellness.
Higher Heights for America: Advancing Black women’s representation in elected office and building a political power base.
National Black Women's Justice Institute (NBWJI): Research and advocacy organization focusing on ending the criminalization of Black women and girls.
The Well-Read Black Girl: Book club and literary platform uplifting Black women authors and readers. Founded by Glory Edim.
The Center for Black Women’s Wellness: Provides free and low-cost health services, prenatal care, and education for Black women in Atlanta and beyond.
OmNoire: Luxury wellness brand that hosts yoga retreats, meditation experiences, and wellness content by and for Black women.
The Black Women’s Agenda (BWA): Works to advance the needs of Black women through legislation and social policy. Supported by a coalition of organizations.
She’s the First (Black Girl Global Initiative): While global in reach, STF’s Black Girl Global Initiative focuses specifically on the leadership development of Black girls and young women worldwide.
Luvvie Ajayi Jones: A New York Times bestselling author, TED speaker, and founder of The Book Academy, known for her sharp wit and empowering messages that encourage people to embrace courage, authenticity, and purposeful disruption in their lives and work.
Zora by Medium: A publication by Black women, for Black women, sharing essays, personal stories, and reporting.
Black Women Radicals: A platform that maps and archives the activism of Black women and gender-expansive people across the African Diaspora.
The National Black Justice Coalition: A civil rights organization dedicated to empowering Black LGBTQ+/SGL people and those living with HIV/AIDS through advocacy, education, and policy change.
Black Political Organizations
Black Political Organizations
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLU): defends individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution through legal advocacy and public education.
Color of Change: Mobilizes Black communities to hold leaders accountable and create a more just and equitable society.
Equal Justice Initiative: Provides legal representation and challenges racial and economic injustice within the criminal justice system.
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund: Uses litigation, advocacy, and public education to achieve racial justice and civil rights.
Southern Poverty Law Center: fights hate and bigotry while seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of society.
Civic Match: A project by Work For America, a nonprofit initiative tackling the government staffing crisis in communities nationwide.
Black Girls Vote: A nonpartisan organization designed to represent the concerns and interests of Black women.
About BWHI
More About BWHI
Black Women’s Health Imperative: (BWHI) is the first and only national organization solely dedicated to addressing the most critical health issues for Black women and girls. Founded in 1983 as the National Black Women's Health Project on the historic grounds of Spelman College in Atlanta, BWHI emerged from a vision of Byllye Avery.
This vision became reality when 2,000 women gathered to declare Black women's health as a fundamental right – marking the beginning of a powerful movement centered on self-care and empowerment. For 41 years, BWHI has been at the forefront of transforming the health and wellness of Black women and girls through innovative programs, groundbreaking research, and advocacy for life-saving policies. From our grassroots beginnings to our current position as a respected national force, we remain committed to our founding principle: that Black women's health is non-negotiable.
Mission: To solve the most critical health issues that Black women and girls face through innovative programs, transformative research, and life-saving policies.
Learn more at: BWHI Website
For questions, please email: dmelhado@bwhi.org
©2025 Black Women's Health Imperative All rights reserved. Privacy Policy