Take action to support Freedmen’s Settlements and historic Black towns
We urgently invite you to support a critical legislative package introduced in Congress to preserve Freedmen's Settlements and historic Black towns established after emancipation. The Revitalizing and Empowering Settlements Through Opportunity, Resilience, and Education (RESTORE) Act establishes the first federal program specifically supporting these historic communities with funding through 2030, and the accompanying resolution calls for immediate executive action to protect them.
Shirley Chisholm: Words of Wisdom
"We Americans have a chance to become someday a nation in which all racial stocks and classes can exist in their own selfhoods, but meet on a basis of respect and equality and live together, socially, economically, and politically."
"You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas."
"Service is the rent that you pay for room on this earth."
Be part of this movement
Join our email list and get updates on our work
TCLP Spotlight
Introducing Catalysts for a New Democracy
Catalysts for a New Democracy (CND) is a call forward - a bold invitation to follow the leadership of rural, Black frontline communities shaping a more just and livable world.
We are stepping forward with renewed resolve as we come together with communities to unblock the pathways to health, wellness, fulfillment, and self-determination that have been made purposefully difficult to navigate.
Join the Black Climate Justice Toastmasters
Unleash your voice, ignite change
We're thrilled to invite you to an exhilarating and transformative experience—our Black Climate Justice Toastmasters meetings on the second Wednesday of each month! Our mission is to help you, the trailblazers fighting for climate justice in Black frontline communities, feel confident in your public speaking skills and equipped to amplify your impact. Together, we'll create ripples that extend from our local communities to the global stage.
Tools for Black frontline climate justice leaders
Latest Blog Posts
She took on the oil and gas industry and won: Roishetta Sibley Ozane
Roishetta Sibley Ozane is an environmental justice leader and Founder & CEO of The Vessel Project. She was born in Ruleville, Mississippi, a small town in the heart of the Delta. A mother of six, she was raised in a family that always helped others. Her grandmother fed the hungry for decades and helped register people to…
The healing role of nature: Judy “Adjua” Williams
Judy Williams, who goes by the name of Nana Adjua Serwaa, is a spiritual healer who teaches others how to heal from generational burdens and trauma using nature. “Adjoa” means “girl born on a Monday,” with her own unique spelling. She’s all about “sustainability of the world and our people.” An Okomfo, or traditional priest,…