African American Policy Forum

Remember to join us this Saturday, October 4th at 11 AM at the Reverend T. Wendell Foster Recreation Center for a joyful day dedicated to play, connection, and fun!

✨ Don’t miss out—register now: bit.ly/Freedom2Play...

Let’s celebrate freedom, movement, and community. See you there!

According to researchers at the Journal of Women's Health, "Black women continue to experience excess mortality relative to other U.S. women, including.... shorter life expectancies and higher rates of maternal mortality". Further, Black Women are disproportionately burdened by chronic conditions, such anemia, cardiovascular disease, and obesity.

Time and again, research has shown that Black women experience significantly worse health outcomes than their white counterparts—and unfortunately, these disparities are not coincidental.

Join us this Saturday October 4th at the Reverend T. Wendall Foster Recreation Center as we honor our #freedomtoplay.

This event is designed by us, for us—creating safe spaces where Black women can move, play, and prioritize their health.

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A critical story on a growing crisis ⬇️

Black women’s health matters.

Closing this gap is about more than exercise: it’s about equity, justice, and saving lives.

#AAPF #Health #freedomtoplay #Intersectionality

Second Day at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference!

📍 Find us at booth 321

We’re LIVE at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference!

📍 Find us at booth 915

Play is political.

For Black women, whose health & joy are too often undermined by systemic injustice, play is resistance.

🗓️ Save the date: Oct 4 for AAPF’s Freedom to Play

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The U.S. legal system’s bias is clearer than ever in 2025. As AAPF nears its 30th anniversary, our Executive Director @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social isn’t backing down. Join her & @lauraflanders.org for a live conversation today at 5 PM ET on YouTube. bit.ly/46sXBoR

Karen Attiah was the last remaining Black full-time writer for the Washington Post opinion pages. She was fearless in her pursuit of the truth and her willingness to speak it to power. To fire her for her strengths, to erase Black voices — especially those of Black women — from one of the most influential newspapers in the country speaks volumes about who is allowed to have an opinion right now in America and who isn't. The chilling effect of this firing, the diminished influence of Black journalists on our mainstream understanding of current events, and a political environment tilted towards silencing dissent are reshaping the way we live our lives and forever rewriting the history future generations will have access to. Kimberlé Crenshaw Co-Founder and Executive Director of AAPF

@karenattiah.bsky.social is a voice for the TRUTH!

No one is served by this sex-reductionist agenda. It’s up to us to stand with those across the wide gender spectrum against Trump’s further attacks on our civil rights ✊🏾

Tune in here 📍tomorrow for the last entry of #ExecutiveDisorder, unpacking this administration’s regressive political agenda.

The Trump administration wants to erase intersex, non-binary and transgender identities from all federal documents, as if they do not exist—contrary to widely-accepted scientific, medical and social conceptions of gender 🏳️‍⚧️⚧️

YouTube video by African American Policy Forum UTB42 - Executive Disorder: Resisting the War on Equal Opportunity

“You cannot deal with class without dealing with race… the first class clash was chattel slavery” - @ninaturner.bsky.social

📺 Watch the full episode of “Executive Disorder: Resisting the War on Equal Opportunity”

#ExecutiveDisorder #IntersectionalityMatters

Watch Trailer For ‘Eyes On The Prize III,’ New Installment Of Award-Winning Series On America’s Struggle For Equity, Racial Justice Watch the trailer for 'Eyes on the Prize: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest 1977-2015' ahead of HBO premiere.

🎥 Watch the trailer: deadline.com/video/eyes-o...

Executive Director of AAPF, @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social is featured in #EyesOnThePrizeIII—a powerful new HBO docuseries by Dawn Porter

🔹 Episode: We Don’t See Color (1996-2013)
📅 Premieres: TONIGHT | 9PM ET on MAX

Don’t miss this deep dive into racial justice & the fight for civil rights.

UTB42 - Executive Disorder: Resisting the War on Equal Opportunity YouTube video by African American Policy Forum

📺 Missed it? Catch the replay here: youtube.com/live/ksLDy8w...

UTB42 - Executive Disorder: Resisting the War on Equal Opportunity YouTube video by African American Policy Forum

✨ Special thanks to @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social , Damon Hewitt, David J. Johns, @ninaturner.bsky.social & Russell Robinson for their powerful insights on how we resist and protect our rights.
The conversation doesn’t stop here. Stay informed. Speak out. Take action. ✊🏾

UTB42 - Executive Disorder: Resisting the War on Equal Opportunity YouTube video by African American Policy Forum

📢 Thank You for Joining the Fight!
A huge thank you to everyone who tuned into #UnderTheBlacklight: #ExecutiveDisorder last night! Your engagement, questions, & passion remind us that we are not alone in this fight against attacks on civil rights, #RacialJustice, & #DEI.

#IntersectionalityMatters

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📍Join us for a conversation with @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social , Damon Hewitt, David J. Johns, @ninaturner.bsky.social , & Russell Robinson who will offer their analysis of the consequences of recent EOs on racial justice, & how to resist and protect our civil rights! ✊🏾

🔗 bit.ly/UTB42

📣 Join us TONIGHT at 7pm ET for the next installment of #UnderTheBlacklight as @kimberlecrenshaw.bsky.social , Damon Hewitt, Russell Robinson, David Johns, and @ninaturner.bsky.social discuss #ExecutiveDisorder

President Trump wants to fill the government with henchmen at the expense of free speech 🚫 creating an Orwellian nightmare to serve his own agenda 👁️

Stay tuned 📍 for more insights into this administration’s ongoing efforts to roll back civil rights. #executivedisorder

The Trump administration wants to employ an ideological litmus test for federal employees, ensuring that they’ll “faithfully serve” his agenda rather than the American people.

New episode! Emma and I dive into fairness and how #kimberlecrenshaw helps us see justice more clearly.

#intersectionality isn’t just a buzzword. It reveals how overlapping identities compound oppression. We are the sum total of our identities—not just their parts. #LivingIn3DPower #SayHerName

DID YOU KNOW: Veterans are included in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

It would also limit and reverse upward mobility for Black Americans, who make up almost 20% of the federal workforce—nearly 2x their level of representation in the private sector. This new era of white backlash will only exacerbate its inaccessibility for millions.

This is a fight for our future ✨

The EO would also make DEI a thought crime and fireable offense. Disciplining workers for simply complying with prior administrations raises issues in wrongful termination, retaliation, due process, and First Amendment rights. ➡️

By suspending data collection on socioeconomic welfare across America, this EO would make it harder to discern where unfair treatment may be occurring, rendering it harder—if not impossible—to prevent. ➡️

This EO would damage civil rights across the federal government, increasing the likelihood that workplaces will backslide on their obligations to promote opportunity for all. ➡️

Data collection is an important tool for determining where unfairness may be happening so that it can be remedied. You can’t fix what you can’t see. ➡️

These premises are false. Diversity, equity, and inclusion refers to long-standing and widely-shared values to create fair opportunities, diversify our institutions, and ensure that everyone is included. ➡️