National Black Women's Justice Institute

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We work to eliminate racial and gender disparities responsible for the
criminalization and extreme punishment of Black women, girls, and
gender-nonconforming people.

At this critical moment, National Black Women’s Justice Institute is co-hosting the Power Frame Project to bring new nar...
08/25/2026

At this critical moment, National Black Women’s Justice Institute is co-hosting the Power Frame Project to bring new narrative framing techniques to our network. Join this free, live webinar to gain practical research-backed tools that can help motivate people to act for justice-impacted Black women.

How we see justice-impacted Black women shapes how we serve them, and the Power Frame Project brings clear evidence that framing can change everything — our values, our beliefs, and even our culture. Their new research shows that leading our narratives with achievements and effective exercise of power, rather than obstacles and disparities, inspires the belief that we can and should continue to make progress.

This feeling of agency — that we can and do reach our goals — is just as motivating as the anger and outrage we feel when we focus on the inequities and injustices women face, but reduces the risk of demoralization and burnout that anger and outrage often lead to.

This is an inflection point, and we can make a difference. Join us in discovering this exciting new research and learn how to use it to spark and sustain action.
September 16 at 1p eastern. Register: powerframewebinar-sep16.eventbrite.com


Missed the first session of the 2026 Sisters in Solidarity (SiS) Reentry Network Learning Series? The replay is now avai...
07/08/2026

Missed the first session of the 2026 Sisters in Solidarity (SiS) Reentry Network Learning Series? The replay is now available on YouTube.

Join us as we explore the Dignity in Reentry Toolkit, the importance of trauma-informed and gender-responsive reentry approaches, and practical strategies organizations can implement to better support formerly incarcerated Black women returning home.

Watch the replay now:
https://youtu.be/VNRPQxfv9uA?si=_giw6lC6F47I3FTZ









Happy Fourth of July. As we celebrate our country’s liberation, we continue to stand in solidarity with you as we advoca...
07/04/2026

Happy Fourth of July. As we celebrate our country’s liberation, we continue to stand in solidarity with you as we advocate for the liberation of Black women and girls.









Angela Davis, a Black q***r feminist scholar, activist, and abolitionist, spent decades advocating for liberation and co...
07/01/2026

Angela Davis, a Black q***r feminist scholar, activist, and abolitionist, spent decades advocating for liberation and collective action.

Her work reminds us that lasting change is never achieved alone. It is built through community, solidarity, and a shared commitment to justice. This Pride Month, we honor her legacy and the power of collective care in advancing freedom for Black women and girls.










Want to stay connected to the latest news, stories, and reports about the criminalization of Black women and girls? Head...
06/26/2026

Want to stay connected to the latest news, stories, and reports about the criminalization of Black women and girls? Head to nbwji.org/contact to subscribe to our quarterly newsletter!










It is well documented that LGBTQ+ people are overrepresented across the entire criminal legal system from the point of a...
06/24/2026

It is well documented that LGBTQ+ people are overrepresented across the entire criminal legal system from the point of arrest, incarceration, through probation & parole.

The numbers are staggering, especially for LGBTQ+ people of color, including Black trans women and gender-expansive people who continue to have extraordinarily disproportionate contact with the criminal-legal system.

💡Approximately 85% of LGBTQ+ youth in the juvenile legal system are youth of color.

💡Among LBQ girls, there are 2 times as many Black girls in juvenile detention as there are in the general population.

💡41% of Black transgender and gender-expansive people have been arrested or held in a cell due to their gender identity/expression alone.

Visit our blog to dive deeper into how Black LGBTQ+ women, girls, & gender-expansive people are disproportionately impacted by the criminal-legal system:

https://www.nbwji.org/post/black-lgbtq-women-girls-gender-expansive-people-disproportionately-impacted-by-criminal-legal-s










Today, we honor the emancipation of Black people in America and the ongoing fight for our collective liberation.At the N...
06/19/2026

Today, we honor the emancipation of Black people in America and the ongoing fight for our collective liberation.

At the National Black Women’s Justice Institute, we know that freedom is not a milestone; it’s a mandate. While we are our ancestors’ wildest dreams, the systems that criminalize and harm Black women and girls still endure.

This Juneteenth, we reaffirm our commitment to dismantling these systems and building pathways towards healing, accountability, and justice so that Black women and girls can live, heal, and thrive.











It is well documented that LGBTQ+ people are overrepresented across the entire criminal legal system from the point of a...
06/15/2026

It is well documented that LGBTQ+ people are overrepresented across the entire criminal legal system from the point of arrest, incarceration, through probation & parole.

The numbers are staggering, especially for LGBTQ+ people of color, including Black trans women and gender-expansive people who continue to have extraordinarily disproportionate contact with the criminal-legal system.

In the juvenile legal system, approximately 85% of LGBTQ are youth of color.

Among LBQ girls, there are 2 times as many Black girls in juvenile detention as there are in the general population.

41% of Black transgender and gender-expansive people have been arrested or held in a cell due to their gender identity/expression alone.

At the National Black Women’s Justice Institute we are committed to dismantling the systems that harm the Black LGBTQ+ community.

As we continue to celebrate , we encourage you to express your power and joy with pride.











As we celebrate Pride Month and the LGBTQ+ community, it is important to acknowledge the outsized impact that the crimin...
06/08/2026

As we celebrate Pride Month and the LGBTQ+ community, it is important to acknowledge the outsized impact that the criminal legal system has on Black LGBTQ+ people, particularly Black trans women.

Nearly 1 in 2 (47%) Black transgender and gender-nonconforming people have been incarcerated.

Black transgender women are incarcerated at 10 times the rate of the general American population.

Among youth, approximately 85% of LGBTQ youth in the juvenile justice system are youth of color.

We must continue advocating to dismantle pathways to criminalization and confinement for Black women, girls, trans & gender nonconforming people.
Learn more: https://www.nbwji.org/post/lgbtq-people-in-the-criminal-legal-system










Today would have been Breonna Taylor’s 33rd birthday. She deserved to be with us today.We honor Breonna Taylor and the u...
06/05/2026

Today would have been Breonna Taylor’s 33rd birthday.

She deserved to be with us today.

We honor Breonna Taylor and the unfortunate sisterhood of Black women, girls, & gender-expansive people who have been killed and harmed by police.

Breonna, you will not be forgotten, and no form of police violence against Black women & girls will be ignored or overlooked.

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1000 Dean Street
New York, NY
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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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