Due to COVID-19 restrictions, offering an in-person Youth Leadership Summit this May was not feasible or safe. Thus, under the creative and adaptive leadership of Program Director, Reagan Jackson, Y-WE’s Youth Leadership Summit took place online via Facebook Live, over the course of an entire week.
At Young Women Empowered (Y-WE) we center the voices of young people, especially BIPOC youth. We are honored and inspired by the young people who have chosen to share their …
Black Body Beauty This black body is sacred This black body is kind, soft This black body is made of cocoa butter, sweet hibiscus, and lavender leavesThis black body is the closest …
June is Pride Month. This commemorates the famous Stonewall Riots of June 1969, when thousands of New Yorkers joined together to make their voices heard and spearhead the gay rights …
Juneteenth is taking place on Friday, June 19th! Here are some helpful facts if you are curious about what this day means. Sign the petition to make this a national holiday! …
Do you have ideas or resources you want to share? Send them to Aisha at aisha@y-we.org Liberation Resources READINGS & RESOURCES ON ABOLITION & REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE List of actions you …