Today, February 6th, 2024, we remember past American insurrections that occurred in 1867 and 1875. Deadly violence has plagued the African-American quest for racial justice since the end of the civil war. Sadly these insurrections oftentimes resulted in the destruction of Black voting power. We must recognize this true line of violent history of the past to the violent history of the present.

Today, February 7th, 2024, we honor the First National Conference of the Colored Women of America. Held in August 1895 in Boston, Massachusetts, representatives from 42 African-American women's clubs gathered at this three-day organizing and strategy conference, the first of its kind in the United States. The goal of the conference was to create a national organization for Black women after Black women expressed via poll responses the need for such an organization in the early 1890's. The final tipping point was in 1895 when "an obscure Missouri journalist named John Jacks sent a letter to the secretary of the British Anti-Slavery Society, Florence Belgarnie. In the letter, Jacks criticized the anti-lynching work of Ida B. Wells, and wrote that black women had 'no sense of virtue' and were 'altogether without character'...

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH! We hope you enjoy our #VRABlackHistory Series 2024 View this article better here (recommended) From the Transformative Justice Coalition and the Voting Rights Alliance Please note, if you'd like to opt out from only the upcoming daily Black History Month Voting Rights Alliance #VRABlackHistory series, please email carnwine@tjcoalition.org. Unsubscribing at the bottom of this […]

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH! View this article better here (recommended)  We hope you enjoy our #VRABlackHistory Series 2024 From the Transformative Justice Coalition and the Voting Rights Alliance Please note, if you'd like to opt out from only the upcoming daily Black History Month Voting Rights Alliance #VRABlackHistory series, please email carnwine@tjcoalition.org. Unsubscribing at the bottom of this […]

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH! We hope you enjoy our #VRABlackHistory Series 2024 From the Transformative Justice Coalition and the Voting Rights Alliance View this article better here (recommended) Please note, if you'd like to opt out from only the upcoming daily Black History Month Voting Rights Alliance #VRABlackHistory series, please email carnwine@tjcoalition.org. Unsubscribing at the bottom of this […]

HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH! We hope you enjoy our #VRABlackHistory Series 2024 From the Transformative Justice Coalition and the Voting Rights Alliance View This article better here (recommended) Please note, if you'd like to opt out from only the upcoming daily Black History Month Voting Rights Alliance #VRABlackHistory series, please email carnwine@tjcoalition.org. Unsubscribing at the bottom of this […]