IN OUR OWN VOICE NATIONAL BLACK WOMEN'S

Education and outreach: identifies black health care professionals, students, and academic and community leaders from numerous states who serve as national and state spokespeople on our issues. These women receive ongoing media and messaging training and serve as resources within their communities to promote policy and cultural change at the local, state, regional and national levels through advocacy, narrative shifting, community mobilization, and movement building. Additionally, we designed the "next generation leadership institute", working with students at historically black colleges and universities (hbcus) to develop their leadership skills and provide them with training in advocacy, community organizing, and media readiness.