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Black

Women

Lead

Black Women Organized for Political Action’s (BWOPA) mission is to activate, motivate, promote, support, and educate African-American women about the political process, encourage involvement, and to affirm our commitment to, and solving of, those problems affecting the African-American community.

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BWOPA

BWOPA’s primary goal is to educate, train, and involve as many African American women as possible in the political process. Today, BWOPA is a statewide 501c4 non-profit advocacy and membership organization.

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TILE

Committed to the recruitment, training and skills building, TILE provides programs to develop and incubate a generation of African-American women leaders, so that these women are represented at local and national decision-making tables.

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B-PAC

In our efforts to ensure we increase the number of Black women and allies in public leadership, BWOPA-PAC is firmly committed to providing financial support and guidance to our endorsed candidates throughout the state of California and beyond.

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Core Issues

Health

African-Americans have higher rates of chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, obesity, HIV/AIDS and cancer. African-Americans also are more likely to suffer from depression and substance abuse, and have less access to quality care due to financial barriers and lack of insurance.

Education

High school and college completion rates are lower for African-Americans than for the general population. Urban schools in which African Americans are concentrated are under-resourced.

Criminal Justice Reform

African American youth and adults are more likely to be incarcerated than their white counterparts. 

Economic Security/Jobs 

Rates of poverty and unemployment are higher in the African American community than in the general population.  African Americans are also less likely to own their own businesses than non-African Americans, and have less access to job training programs.

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BWOPA News

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Statewide Initiatives

7th Cohort of the DWJ Fellowship Program

7th Cohort of the DWJ Fellowship Program

The BWOPA/TILE California's Dezie Woods Jones (DWJ) Public Policy Fellowship program is now accepting applications for the Spring 2023 season!

Register for the upcoming info session on Feb 22nd at 6:30 PM PST to get more insight on the program & qualifications. REGISTER NOW!

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California Equity in Mental Health Survey: A Statewide Poll of Black Women & Latinas

California Equity in Mental Health Survey: A Statewide Poll of Black Women & Latinas

Black Women Organized for Political Action (BWOPA) and Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE)® have released a historic statewide poll and report on the current state of mental health for Black and Latina women in California. The report and data aim to uplift challenges Black and Latina women face in accessing mental health care and their priorities for approaches to create greater equity in the provision of mental health care.

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Black & Vaxxed

Black & Vaxxed

 

BWOPA has partnered with WEVAX and the state of California Department of Public Health to launch BLACK+VAXXED – a public awareness campaign designed to give the Black community the facts and insight necessary to make an informed decision about the vaccine.

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