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Lift Our Voices

The “Lift Our Voices” blog features analysis and opinion from NBWJI’s experts on the latest issues and news.

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Black LGBTQ+ women, girls, & gender-expansive people disproportionately impacted by criminal-legal system

Black LGBTQ+ women, girls, & gender-expansive people are disproportionately impacted by the criminal-legal system

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LBTQ Women, Girls, & Gender Nonconforming People Disproportionately Victimized & Criminalized

This Pride, we are reminded that Black LBTQ women & girls are at greater risk for victimization, criminalization, & punishment.

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Black Women & Girls, Gender-Based Violence, and Pathways to Criminalization & Incarceration

Gender-based violence—including domestic violence—impacts an astonishing number of Black women.

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Extreme Sentences Disproportionately Impact and Harm Black Women

Black women account for one-third of women serving life sentences and virtual life sentences in the U.S.