"White People in This Country Need to Leverage Their Privilege in Subversive Ways."
-Reverend Paul Robeson Ford
What you will notice about the listed organizations is that they are (predominantly) Black-led, grassroots, and under-resourced; but they are all doing the anti-racist, pro-equity work that Winston-Salem needs to move into a just future. Those most impacted must lead as we move towards justice.
Civic Engagement
Drum Majors Alliance for Justice and Peace
Equipping, organizing, and mobilizing disciples of Jesus to work for justice & peace.
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The People's liberation movement from the status quo. We bring together progressive voices of our community to represent the values of everyday people and demand that government champion our rights and interests.
Hate has no place here. Glorifying racists and white supremacists has no place here.
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Minister's Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity
Maintain closer Christian fellowship with each other, to find the best solution for common problems and the most workable approach to worthy concerns, and to advance the general interest of the cause of Christ through the ministers and pastors of area churches. Across denominations, cultures, races and socioeconomic classes, we are united to one another by common beliefs, goals and purpose.
Ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority group citizens of United States and eliminate race prejudice. The NAACP seeks to remove all barriers of racial discrimination through the democratic processes.
In the tradition of black abolitionists and in the spirit of the underground railroad, we are collective of Black & Brown-led grassroots organizations committed to building railways to freedom, flourishing, and healing justice for our communities. Though we are a new coaltion, our commitment to the struggle for liberation as individuals and organizations predates this latest uprising—and it will remain when most folks have gone back to business as usual.
An organization of Latinx people defending our rights & building power “with papers and without papers” with member leadership teams in Alamance, Durham, Forsyth, Guilford, Orange and Randolph counties. Siembra NC is pro-Black, pro-undocumented, pro-working class, pro-woman, pro-LGBTQ, pro-transgender, pro-indigenous because our communities are all of those things and more.
Criminal Justice
Collaborate and influence policy decisions that foster equity in education in Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools in the areas of academic achievement, access to high-quality instruction, and safe and healthy school environments.
In the tradition of black abolitionists and in the spirit of the underground railroad, we are collective of Black & Brown-led grassroots organizations committed to building railways to freedom, flourishing, and healing justice for our communities. Though we are a new coaltion, our commitment to the struggle for liberation as individuals and organizations predates this latest uprising—and it will remain when most folks have gone back to business as usual.
Triad Abolition Project maintains the vision to abolish the prison industrial complex. We know that slavery did not end in the 19th Century and has continued under the structure that is the prison industrial complex. We seek to abolish this system completely with education and dedication, so that we can replace it with systems of care for our communities. We seek to provide and create abolitionist education; amplify the voices of our Black community leaders; monitor and empower local abolitionist progress and policy proposals; and share accessible, accountable, and responsible abolitionist actions.
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Winston-Salem Local Organizing Committee
Community-based conflict resolution; Striving to make our community a safe and decent place to live.
Donate Here - CashApp $EffrainguanMuhammad
Education and Youth Development
Collaborate and influence policy decisions that foster equity in education in Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools in the areas of academic achievement, access to high-quality instruction, and safe and healthy school environments.
Empower and redirect at-risk youth in a community-based after-school programs that attempt to engage youth in academics, increase their exposure to a variety of activities, and provide students with a safe space. The acronym “L.Y.F.E.” stands for helping “Low-Income Youth and their Families Everywhere."
Donate Here - Cash App $H4LYFE
Providing the tools and resources that low-income/at-risk preteen girls must have to become productive citizens and active leaders in their communities. Using an evidence-based curriculum, LEAD encourages and mentors girls to aspire and achieve greatness academically, emotionally and creatively.
Build in solidarity with under-served Winston-Salem teens from the “classroom to the corner, from the court to the concert.”
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Works to educate, empower and enhance the lives of our at-risk youth.
Equitable Development
Working for a world where housing is a human right, where tenants are treated with dignity, and all housing units are fit for human habitation.
Donate Here - Venmo @HousingJusticeNow
HUSTLE was started by six Black entrepreneurs that saw a need to build inclusive thinking and strategies into an emerging ecosystem in order to provide equitable opportunities. In 2016, we founded HUSTLE with the goal to bring an inclusive lens to our entrepreneurial ecosystem by positively disrupting systems, telling often untold stories and providing solutions to entrepreneurs and community partners. Donate Here
Island CultureZ
Working to create local food system jobs through increased land ownership and market access. Island CultureZ works to address transportation issues for urban farmers and connect the urban and rural sectors to increase access to farmable land, resources, and shared knowledge amongst local farmers.
Donate via Check made payable WSSU Foundation with "Island CultureZ Fund" in the Memo
WSSU Foundation, 601-687 S Martin Luther King Jr Dr, Winston-Salem, NC 27110
Providing wholesome-fresh food, to families in and around areas designated as food deserts, at a reasonable cost. Its development is intended to be a model of collaboration involving various socioeconomic and ethnic groups that comprise our community.
Empowers and advocates for African Americans and other disenfranchised communities, and promotes socioeconomic progress and parity through education, training and civic engagement.
Healthcare Access
Provide equitable care that builds healthier communities. UHC is committed to ensuring access to high-quality, affordable, comprehensive healthcare for all residents of Forsyth County, regardless of their insurance status or their ability to pay.
Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity
Supports the learning health care system in advancing health equity and population health research by aligning scientific discoveries with best practices.