MARCH FOR BLACK WOMEN DETROIT: SAT. NOV. 17 12N to 4 PM–WITH SISTER MARCHES IN NYC, WASH. D.C.

MARCH FOR BLACK WOMEN DETROIT 

 March for Black Women Detroit

SATURDAY, NOV. 17, 2018   12 PM to 4 PM

SPIRIT OF DETROIT PLAZA 

2 Woodward Ave. at Jefferson

Sister march for March for Black Women in D.C. and NYC, organized by Black Women’s Blueprint. Black women are often left out of feminist and pro-Black spaces. This march is our space to speak. Our purpose is to educate the community on the many issues that Black women face (Trans violence, sexual assault, domestic violence, etc.) and also celebrate them.

SPEAKERS:

Fatou- Seydi Sarr – ABISA, Michigan United

Jey’nce Poindexter- Equality Michigan

Heather Bruegl – Indigenous Activist

 Nicole Denson- WC Safe, Women’s March Michigan

Camille Sanks- Young activist, poet

Nadia Lawson- Poet

Cheryl Blanton Herrmann- Activist

Shelton Martin- Performer

Yana Lynn- BYP1

Camille Sanks- Young activist, poet

Nadia Lawson- Poet

MC- Tamera Middlebrooks (Girls Making Change Alum, Detroit Area Youth Uniting Michigan)

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