Black Women’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Spearheaded by Black Women’s Blueprint and survivors of sexual violence, the Black Women’s Reconciliation Process was a five-year effort that involved activism, healing, and research on the atrocities that Black women, past and present, have endured without acknowledgment or accountability. In May 2016, Black Women’s Blueprint hosted the Black Women’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which was the first of its kind in the U.S. to focus on the sexual violence that Black women have experienced.