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."
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TCLP Spotlight
Introducing the Black Liberation and Just Transition Institute
The Chisholm Legacy Project has launched its Black Liberation and Just Transition Institute. This transformative initiative prepares participants to lead climate justice efforts using the Just Transition framework, which guides us in moving from an extractive economy based on greed to a regenerative economy based on deep democracy, sustainability, and solidarity.
The program has a total of 18 courses that explore a range of topics at the intersection of climate and environmental justice and Black Liberation.
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We're thrilled to invite you to an exhilarating and transformative experience—our Black Climate Justice Toastmasters meetings on the 2nd 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.
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Preserving American History: Supporting Freedmen’s Settlements and Historic Black Towns
The recent decision by the National Park Service to withdraw Louisiana’s Great River Road region — home to numerous historic African American communities — from consideration for National Historic Landmark designation underscores an urgent reality: historic Black communities established by formerly enslaved people, known as Freedmen’s Settlements or historic Black towns, face mounting threats not just from environmental challenges, but also from policy decisions that prioritize industrial development over cultural preservation.
TCLP launches the Shirley Chisholm Black Femme Leader Wellness Sistership
To commemorate the 100th birthday of Shirley Chisholm, The Chisholm Legacy Project (TCLP) is excited to announce the launch of the Shirley Chisholm Black Femme Leader Wellness Sistership, a personal and professional development award program to assist Black femme frontline leaders in climate and environmental justice.