04/22/2026
Misogynoir has no home here or in our society. If we are to achieve Black liberation, then we must condemn patriarchy that is the root for the violence we are subjected to daily.
Our hearts are heavy with grief for Nancy Metayer Brown, Barbara Deer, Cerina Fairfax, the children murdered in Shreveport on Sunday; and all those whose names we may never know but whose lives ended because of patriarchy and gender violence.
In order to realize a vision of survivor justice that doesn’t rely on the carceral state, we have to prioritize building community-based violence prevention and intervention solutions. Our Vision for Black Lives demands we end the violence Black women, children, q***r people & gender-expansive people and men are experiencing within society.
We demand this administration release the much needed culturally specific VAWA funding for Black, Latinx, API and Indigenous communities, fund sexual assault hotlines, and an increase in funding for the domestic violence federal CallBlackline.
