Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls
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The Law and Policy Group, Inc.’s Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls® is the first ongoing report on the state of Black females in America. The Law and Policy Group has long believed that Black women and girls hold a valued place within both the Black community and the larger society.
The Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls® is comprised of data from government, foundation, and commercial sources. The Report’s primary goal is to provide information on a demographic vital to America’s past, present, and future. In 1619, one year prior to the landing of the Mayflower, twenty Africans, including two women, arrived in the Jamestown Colony in Virginia. Today, Black females number nearly 20 million and are active in every aspect of American life. ‘Women hold up half the sky.’ In the Black community, women hold up much, much more.
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The Law and Policy Group, Inc.’s Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls is the first ongoing report on the state of Black females in America. The Law and Policy Group has long believed that Black women and girls hold a valued place within both the Black community and the larger society.
"Countries must invest more in the achievement of women and girls"
says United Nations' Secretary-General.
"Women hold up half the sky" - author unknown.
In the Black community, women hold up much much more.
Our Report will provide information on - Health, Income,
Retirement, Education, Employment, Property Ownership,
Politics, Criminal Justice, Family Status, and Religious Beliefs.
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Press Release: June 5, 2008
The Law and Policy Group, Inc.
Announces
First Annual Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls
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New York, NY; June 5, 2008--- The Law and Policy Group, Inc. will present its Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls at a press conference on Thursday, June 26, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. The location for the press conference and panel discussion is Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art (MoCADA), 80 Hanson Place, Brooklyn, NY 11201.
An ongoing national report on Black women and girls is a much needed instrument for research, advocacy, and action. The Law and Policy Group, Inc. is taking on this challenge because of the great need to provide an ongoing national report, that is data-based, on the state of Black women and girls in America.
The Law and Policy Group, Inc.'s first Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls provides a detailed overview of the state of an important, and often undervalued, demographic in America - Black females. The report is unique in that it covers areas that affect all Black women: Health, Employment, Family Status, Business Ownership, Education, Criminal Justice/Incarceration, Religious Affiliation, Family Status, Political Participation, and Military Enlistment.
The efforts, discipline, creativity, and caring of Black women have been a benefit to the United States for centuries. There is a saying: 'Women Hold Up Half the Sky.' In America's Black community, women hold up much, much more. Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls® informs the reader about how much of the sky is held up by Black women as well as the level of assistance she needs to grow in strength, beauty, and wisdom for generations to come.'
Copies of the Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls will be available at the June 26th press conference. Additionally, The Law and Policy Group, Inc.’s Founder and Executive Director, Gloria Browne-Marshall and others will be on hand to discuss the genesis and purpose of the Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls.
The press conference is open to the public, to join us at this event, please RSVP at
About the Law and Policy Group, Inc.
Created in 2001, The Law and Policy Group, Inc. (L&PG) is a 'think tank for the community' providing policy information, speakers, public outreach, and legal analysis on issues which affect children, women, and people of color. L&PG bridges the gap between laws, policies, and the people governed by them. L&PG has produced policy papers on issues such as the rights of female inmates living with HIV/AIDS, statutory rape laws as well as the conflict in Darfur, Sudan. The Law and Policy Group, Inc. is a 501(c) 3 not-for-profit organization. For more information about The Law and Policy Group, Inc., please visit www.lawandpolicygroup.org.
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Press Release: March 14, 2008
The Law and Policy Group, Inc. Announces First Annual Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls
Brooklyn, NY; March 14, 2008--- The Law and Policy Group, Inc., will use the occasion of Women’s History Month to announce that it is embarking upon a mission to provide an annual Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls at a press conference on Thursday, March 27, 2008, at 11:00 a.m. The location for the press conference is Brooklyn Borough Hall,
The Law and Policy Group, Inc. is taking on this challenge because of the great need to provide an annual national report, that is data-based, on the state of Black women and girls in America. Additional reasons for the report include, but are not limited to:
· the March 8, 2008, United Nations mandate for member countries to invest in women and girls;
· reporting the important contributions that Black women, in particular, have made to the
· the discussion of the extraordinary challenges that so many Black women and girls overcome as they seek to reach their potential as human beings while contributing to their communities, families, and workplace.
“The Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls includes a much needed examination of the state of Black girls as well as Black women,” said Gloria J. Browne-Marshall; Executive Director and Founder, The Law and Policy Group, Inc. “It is important that the report include Black girls because they are valued young members of society who deserve to be protected, educated, and nurtured as well as being the foundation upon which a healthy, educated, and secure Black woman is developed.”
The Law and Policy Group, Inc.'s first annual Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls provides a detailed overview of the state of an important, and often undervalued, demographic in
The efforts, discipline, creativity, and caring of Black women have been a benefit to the
Copies of the Executive Statement from the Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls will be available to the press at the March 27th press conference. Additionally, The Law and Policy Group, Inc.’s Founder and Executive Director, Gloria Browne-Marshall and others will be on hand to discuss the genesis and purpose of the Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls®.
The Report on the Status of Black Women and Girls will be released on Juneteenth, Thursday, June 19, 2008.
The press conference is open to the public, to join us at this event, please RSVP at
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About the Law and Policy Group, Inc.
Created in 2001, The Law and Policy Group, Inc. (L&PG) is a "think tank for the community" providing policy information, speakers, public outreach, and legal analysis on issues which affect children, women, and people of color. L&PG bridges the gap between laws, policies, and the people governed by them. L&PG has produced policy papers on issues such as the rights of female inmates living with HIV/AIDS, statutory rape laws as well as the conflict in