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WLP introduces the Virtual Homegirl Podcast, a safe space for young women of color to speak candidly about/explore different themes that fall under Black Feminism, wellness, and self-care. This podcast

By Kimberly Ortiz On Saturday March 27, 2021, WLP and #Standing4BlackGirls celebrated Black women’s historic impact on American Rock music by having visionary guitar artists Ghetto Songbird, Malina Moye, Felice

African American girls and young women and community allies are invited to the first #Standing4BlackGirls task force meeting on Thursday, February 25th. The youth-facilitated regional task force, co-hosted by the

Third annual LGBTQIA+ Youth of Color Institute focused on mental health resilience and leadership building, featuring queer youth spoken word artists, LGBTQ+ summer camp info, Black and Latinx feminism, and

  An educational break down as to why the #S4BG initiative and task force was created. What is a task force and why they matter: What is public policy and

Racism has found yet another way to infect the lives of black women. As if it’s not already happening through the education and healthcare systems and in the many other

We can see examples of Misogyny everywhere in the media, the work place, school and in everyday life. Some ways you might have seen it without realizing is how black girls are perceived to be older, or how black girls are often victim shamed making it appear that it was “their fault”. Doctors might perceive black women as having a higher pain tolerance. There have been many stories of black women speaking up about the mistreatment and “lack of care” from health professionals

Black LGBTQI+ and Black female identified youth have some of the highest rates of sexual violence abuse in the nation, yet seldom receive culturally responsive mental health and are routinely