Executive Director, Ujima: The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community

Washington, DC
Joined April 2011
The reauthorization of #VAWA will invest in prevention and respond to the needs of diverse populations, including an investment in culturally-specific programs. We need to protect ALL survivors now and support a strong #VAWA4ALL.
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RSVP Today! Ujima and Uber are hosting listening sessions on the transportation safety experiences of women in the black community. Black women from New York NY; DC and Chicago may register for session one here, bit.ly/ujima_uber_group1 #Ujima #BlackWomen #Uber #TheSunriseSeries
Black Women, Girls Disproportionately Impacted by Human Trafficking, bit.ly/3zRT2Um #UjimaCommunity #BlackCommunity #BlackWomen #BlackGirls #JusticeforTraffickingVictims
SEX TRAFFICKING’S TRUE VICTIMS: WHY ARE OUR BLACK GIRLS/WOMEN SO VULNERABLE?, bit.ly/33wCkOa #UjimaCommunity #BlackCommunity #TraffickingAwareness #ProtectBlackWomen #ProtectBlackGirls
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#Pushy and proud!
RT if you’ve been described as “pushy”
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Karma Cottman retweeted
So let me get this straight: Aaron Rodgers can spread misinformation about vaccines, but Colin Kaepernick can't speak the truth about racial injustice?
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A Statue Honoring Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Will Make History At The U.S. Capitol "THE EDUCATOR AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST WILL BE THE FIRST BLACK PERSON TO HAVE A STATE-COMMISSIONED STATUE AT THE U.S. CAPITOL" bit.ly/3jEjn1i #UjimaCommunity #BlackCommunity
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Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released the first-ever National Strategy on Gender Equity and Equality. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…
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#HappyInternationalWomensDay! Today will mark a historic step forward for the Biden-Harris Administration, and for our nation, in advancing gender equity and gender equality.  @POTUS will sign into law two Executive Orders! 🖋
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Karma Cottman retweeted
Survivors of DV need support right now, @councilofdc! Please maintain critical funding and programs with your vote today. #EndDVinDC #DCbudgetvote
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More than 80% of Black mothers are breadwinners in families with children under 18. Eliminating the #wagegap would provide much-needed income to Black women whose wages sustain their household, npwf.info/2CCHgQC #EqualPayDay
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ACTION ALERT from @WithoutViolence : Contact your elected officials in Congress and urge them to cosponsor and vote YES on the Protect Moms from Domestic Violence Act. Learn more here, futureswithoutviolence.org/p…
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Karma Cottman retweeted
#DVHistory Part 4: #DomesticViolence is still a pressing issue today. Almost 40% of DC women experience DV in their lifetime. We are inspired by the women who fought before us. Join us in lifting up the voices of survivors! Learn more here: dccadv.org/take-action/
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Statement of President Joe Biden on the Results of the Independent Review Commission on Military Sexual Assault | The White House whitehouse.gov/briefing-room…
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