Black Feminist Future

This grant supports the Okra Collaborative, a transnational network focused on expanding and fortifying Black feminist organizations across the U.S. and the African diaspora. Formed in 2021, Okra was created to increase connectivity, share resources, and exchange ideas across Black feminist movements. Through this grant, Okra will foster Afro/Black feminist leadership, promote interdependence, create convening spaces, and develop collective strategies to address challenges shared by organizations across the diaspora. (Gender Equity and Governance)

Black Feminist Future is a member-centered organization focused on the dynamic possibilities of galvanizing the social and political power of Black women, girls, and gender-expansive people toward liberation. It accomplishes this by building and nourishing the leadership of fierce Black feminists, fortifying aligned organizations and movements, and shifting cultural norms. (Strategy: U.S. Reproductive Equity)

This grant is a collaboration between the Racial Justice Initiative and the Gender Equity and Governance Program, in support of the Okra Collaborative, a partnership launched in 2021 designed to identify Black feminist leaders and organizations globally. The project is coordinated by Black Feminist Future in the United States, and aims to map Black feminist organizations working in the African diaspora to increase connectivity, share resources, and exchange ideas across Black feminist movements. Through the seeding funds provided by this grant, the partnership will invest in building collective power while aligning on transnational issues of interest.