
National Black Women's Justice Institute
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The "Lift Our Voices" blog features analysis and opinion from NBWJI's experts on the latest issues and news. The National Black Women's Justice Institute (NBWJI) aims to eliminate racial and gender disparities in the U.S. criminal legal system that is responsible for its disproportionate impact on Black women, girls, and gender-nonconforming people.
National Black Women's Justice Institute
2w ago
January is National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, a time to honor survivors, increase awareness of human trafficking, and examine ..read more
National Black Women's Justice Institute
2w ago
Executive Director Sydney McKinney wrote an op-ed in Essence to illuminate the realities of human trafficking ..read more
National Black Women's Justice Institute
3w ago
January marks National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, a time to honor survivors, illuminate the realities of human trafficking, and ..read more
National Black Women's Justice Institute
3w ago
In our work to end the criminalization of Black women & girls, it is impossible not to talk about survivors of domestic violence: Black ..read more
National Black Women's Justice Institute
3M ago
Two new resources help schools understand the impact of their mental health policies & practices on the emotional well-being of Black girls ..read more
National Black Women's Justice Institute
4M ago
Join us for the launch of the CARES (Creating, Affirming, Responsive, Equitable, Schools) Initiative ..read more
National Black Women's Justice Institute
6M ago
Join the launch of a new data hub to disrupt school-to-confinement pathways ..read more
National Black Women's Justice Institute
7M ago
NBWJI statement on police shooting and killing of Sonya Massey ..read more
National Black Women's Justice Institute
7M ago
Chrystul Kizer is a child sex-trafficking victim and survivor. She is now 23 years old and facing up to 20 years in prison for surviving ..read more
National Black Women's Justice Institute
8M ago
Last month, Chrystul Kizer took a plea deal in a case that began when, at the age of 17, she, a Black girl, killed the 34-year-old white man who had sexually assaulted her.
Wisconsin’s Supreme Court had previously ruled that Kizer could use a Wisconsin law intended to protect trafficking victims as part of her defense. That 2008 law shields trafficking victims from being punished for crimes committed as a direct result of having been trafficked.
Chrystul Kizer is a child sex-trafficking victim and survivor. She is now facing up to 20 years in prison for surviv ..read more