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Promoting Truthful Black Narratives
Truthful Black narratives hold and celebrate the multiplicities of Blackness. Centering the depth of our soulfulness and the expansiveness of our humanity, truthful Black stories actively rewrite the narratives of the past as we imagine radically free futures.
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The questions we’re asking ourselves after the ABFE Annual Conference
We invite Black philanthropic and nonprofit leaders to lean into embodying the learnings that surfaced at the recent ABFE conference by stirring on questions we’re asking ourselves.
Mothering is essential work, and mothering is on all of us
As we celebrate Black motherly love this May, we call attention to their physical, social, and emotional labor in the face of structurally harmful systems fortified by narrative violence. And call for tending to all parts that influence Black mothers’ well-being.
What spring teaches us about possibility
This season of growth, gratitude, and revival reminds us to walk in and build on our ancestors’ dreams to secure the prosperous and self-determined future Black Washingtonians deserve.
Lift every voice and sing, always
#BlackHistoryIsInfinite. The stories of resilience, triumph, achievement, and challenge we’ve kept alive and shared in community have helped preserve our history outside formal education.
A call to mourn and to love — for Tyre Nichols
Though justice is being sought, it will never be enough. For now, we say Tyre Nichols’ name as we allow ourselves to grieve and then collect ourselves for the continued work of Black liberation.
What Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words tell us about our civic duty
As we reflect on the legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we’re reminded that his life is our call to action. His words remain a directive for how we show up and embody our civic duty in support of our collective thriving.
Black Washingtonians identify community solutions to longstanding structural inequities
The Black Future Co-op Fund released a monumental report that aims to inform policy change, support collective organizing and direct resources into building Black generational wealth, health and well-being.
Doing soul-filling work drives her commitment to place-based philanthropy
Shona Carter (she/her) has joined the Black Future Co-op Fund team as director of partner engagement & investment. In this special Q&A conversation, Shona shares how she got into philanthropy and what inspires her about the Fund and the work.
Five key takeaways from Black Philanthropy Month 2022
Black Philanthropy Month 2022 illuminated the transformative power of Black giving, telling the truth about our brilliance and commitment to community care. Here are five learnings shared by Black leaders shifting the paradigm in philanthropy of who gives and who receives in Washington state.
Through the lens of possibility: May we all be like Sandy Williams
Sandra ‘Sandy’ Williams was a giant and visionary who invested 40 years of care, warmth, and vision into Spokane, Washington, our communities, and us. We join many in mourning as we continue to process her sudden and tragic loss.