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4 facts about women or color.
  1. Since August 2013, unemployment rates have decreased for every group except Black women, including Black men, white men and women, Latino men and women and Asian American adults
  2. 80 percent of Central American women and girls are raped while crossing the border
  3. Native American girls are victims of rape or sexual assault at more than double the rate of other racial groups
  4. African-American girls are also less likely than any other group of girls to graduate from high school with college credit and high scores on college-entrance exams

These inequities are happening
IN PLAIN SIGHT
 
JOIN US NOVEMBER 1
AS WE TELL THE WORLD
#WHYWECANTWAIT
TO SUPPORT WOMEN OF COLOR
 
Please join the African American Policy Forum and
the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies for

IN PLAIN SIGHT
Towards Engendering the Fight for Racial Justice in the 21st Century

November 1, 9am-6pm
Columbia Law School
435 West 116th, New York, NY

Featuring:
Kimberlé Crenshaw and Luke Harris, African American Policy Forum
Joanne N. Smith, Girls for Gender Equity
Martinez Sutton, Brother of 22-year old Rekia Boyd, killed by Chicago Police
Aleta Alston-Toure, Free Marissa Alexander Campaign
Ashley Yates, Ferguson youth organizer, Millennial Activists United
Barbara Arnwine, The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Heidi Hartmann, Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Terry O’Neill, National Organization for Women
Kiese Laymon, Author of the critically-acclaimed, best-selling novel Long Division
Brittney Cooper, The Crunk Feminist Collective
Mychal Denzel Smith, The Nation
Aishah Shahidah Simmons, Documentary Film Maker and Activist
Kristie Dotson, Black Feminist Philosopher
Farah Tanis, Black Women’s Blueprint
Marlon Peterson, Writer and Activist
Nakisha Lewis, Philanthropic Strategist
Alvin Starks, Philanthropic Strategist
Catherine MacKinnon, Feminist Legal Scholar
Elena Ruiz, Philosopher
Sunita Patel, Human Rights Activist and Civil Rights Attorney
Nimmi Gowrinathan, International Human Rights Activist
Andrea Ritchie, Police Misconduct Attorney and Organizer
Terry Dotson, Health Care Specialist
Taylonn Murphy, Community Activist and Father of Tayshana Murphy, murdered in 2011 

Please RSVP here.
For questions, please contact: Rachel.Gilmer@aapf.org





 





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About the African American Policy Forum
AAPF is an innovative think tank that connects academics, activists and policy-makers in dismantling structural inequality and engages new ideas and perspectives to transform public discourse and policy. The work of AAPF promotes frameworks and strategies that address the bases of discrimination as they relate to the intersections of race, gender and class.
 
Website: www.aapf.org 

Email Address: afampolicyforum@gmail.com
Phone Number: (212) 854-8041
Mailing Address:

African American Policy Forum, Inc.

435 West 116th Street, Rm. 827

New York, NY 10025
 

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