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By Brianna Simone Parnell This year’s Women’s Leadership Project (WLP)-sponsored Black LGBTQIA+ Institute was truly one to remember. Not only because it was made possible…
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Written and directed by Sikivu Hutchinson, Alpha Centauri* is a prevention education film focusing on the disproportionate impact of grooming and sex trafficking on Black girls and…
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WLP’s sixth annual Black LGBTQIA+ Youth institute will focus on mentoring, career readiness, leadership and mental health for Black queer youth in middle school, high…
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Sikivu Hutchinson and Monica Burns discuss the impact of the current national and cultural climate on Black secular Gen Z youth with Black secular college…
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In the midst of Trump administration backlash against and attacks on racial, social and educational justice in K-12 and higher education, support for African American…
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Our 2025 BSLA First in the Family Humanist scholarship awardees have been selected! This year’s seven secular scholars are ALL African American and predominantly LGBTQ+-identifying.…
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Over thirty percent of Gen Z youth identify as non-religious. In September, a collective of local and national secular organizations will launch the virtual Humanist…
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On July 26th, the Women’s Leadership Project will partner with the Berklee College of Music’s Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, (headed by acclaimed drummer…
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Named after Black queer playwright, activist and freethinker Lorraine Hansberry, the Women’s Leadership Project and BSLA’s Lorraine…
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On Saturday, April 19th, the #Standing4BlackGirls coalition will gather for a Missing and Murdered march and rally in the Crenshaw District. Nationwide, Black girls and…
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