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#Standing4BlackGirls Music and Poetry Open Mic @Lore Bookstore in Leimert Park
The Women’s Leadership Project’s first #Standing4BlackGirls Music and Poetry Open Mic featued the work of Black women and Black queer artists. In addition to theWLP tribe (Tomorrie Cook, Sikivu Hutchinson,
#Standing4BlackGirls in the Streets: Ending Rape Culture and Sexual Violence
Our #Standing4BlackGirls Women’s Leadership Project March & Rally took to the streets on Saturday, October 26th, calling out the disproportionate rates of sexual violence, domestic violence and trafficking targeting Black girls, Black
Cuts to America’s Health: Reflections of a Young Black Girl on the Medicaid Crisis
By Amor Jackson, 12th grade On July 15, 2025, Donald Trump and the GOP passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” which cut 15% of healthcare funding for low income
#Standing4BlackGirls Music and Poetry Open Mic @ Lore Bookstore in Leimert!
On Sunday, November 9th, #Standing4BlackGirls will hold a Music and Poetry open mic in collaboration with Lore Bookstore in Leimert Park. Multi-genre musicians and spoken word artists are invited to
Black LGBTQIA+ Youth Institute: Focus on Mentoring, Career Readiness and Mental Health
WLP’s sixth annual Black LGBTQIA+ Youth institute will focus on mentoring, career readiness, leadership and mental health for Black queer youth in middle school, high school and college. Youth
#Standing4BlackGirls Community Action to End Rape Culture & Sexual Violence
Our sixth annual #Standing4blackgirls Rally and March to end Rape Culture and Sexual Violence will be held on Saturday, October 25th in Leimert Park. The action will focus on Black women
Thoughts on the Humanist Spark Conference: Black Women, Youth and Secular Belief Systems
By London Armstrong (11th grade, King-Drew Magnet HS) and Jasmine Hutchinson Kelley (12th grade, Hamilton HS) We attended the virtual Humanist Spark conference on Saturday, September 27th. During the
Inspired at City Hall by Divine Omoruyi
The Women’s Leadership Project (WLP) celebrates and promotes black, brown, and LGBTQ+ students to encourage them to share what’s important to them and what they want to see change in
