Local organziations working for change

The Black Monarchy Foundation — advocating for the black, brown, immigrant, refugee, and homeless populations.

She bases her work on five principles.

STREET BLACKMONARCHY FILLS THENEIGHBORHOOD WITHVIVID PRINTS.

IT'S ACULTURAL FASHIONBOUTIQUE WITH ABIGGER MISSION.SOT"WHEN WE THINKABOUT CHANGE ANDWHAT WE CAN DO, WEHAVE TO BEPROACTIVE, YOU HAVETO SPEAK UP FOR THEUNDERDOG, THE FIGHTAGAINST OPPRESSIONCAN NEVER BE WONWITHOUT THOSE WHOACTUALLY BENEFITFROM SAIDOPPRESSION, SO WHENWE THINK ABOUTRACISM WE NEEDWHITE ALLYSHIP INORDER FOR US TO GETBACK TO THE AMERICAWE SAY WE WANT TOLIVE IN."IN 2017 PHYLICIA DOVEOPENED HER STOREAND STARTED THEBLACK MONARCHYFOUNDATIONADVOCATING FOR THEBLACK, BROWN,IMMIGRANT, REFUGEEAND HOMELESSPOPULATIONS.SHE BASES HER WORKON FIVE PRINCIPLES.SOT"ACTIVISM REALLYIMPORTANT BECAUSEIT ENABLES PEOPLE TONOT ONLY HAVESUPPORT BUT THESTRENGTH TOADVOCATE FORTHEMSELVES IN AREASWHERE FUNDING ISNEEDED BUT ALSOHELP AND RESOURCESFOR OURCOMMUNITIES."SOT"ENTREPRENEURSHIPIS EXTREMELYIMPORTANT FOR BLACKAND BROWNCOMMUNITIES INORDER TO CREATELEGACIES FORFAMILIES."SOT"ALONGSIDEENTREPRENEURSHIP ISACCESS TORESOURCES.

PEOPLEFAIL IN THE BROWNAND BLACKCOMMUNITIES NOTWILLINGLY BUTBECAUSE WE DO NOTHAVE ACCESS TORESOURCES OURWHITE COUNTERPARTSHAVE.

ALLYSHIP CANFALL INTO THIS.

WENEED ACCESS TO THESAME RESOURCES, IFNOT MORE, BECAUSEOUR COMMUNITIESHAVE SUFFERED FORLONGER PERIODS OFTIME AND HAVE HAD TOREBUILD OURSELVESCONSTANTLY."SOT"RESTORATIVEJUSTICE, WE HAVE TOACKNOWLEDGE THEENTIRE SYSTEM ISBROKEN IN ORDER TOFIX THE SYSTEM WEHAVE TO DISMANTLE ITAND REBUILD IT."SOT"AND MOSTIMPORTANTLY.HEALING.

BLACKMONARCHY STANDS ONTHE PRINCIPLE OFBRINGING PEOPLEBACK INTOTHEMSELVES, GIVINGTHEM THEIR CULTUREBACK.

GIVING THEMPERMISSION TO LIVE INTHEIR FULLAUTONOMOUSPERSONHOOD."BLACK MONARCHYOPENS FOR CURBSIDEPICKUP ON SATURDAY.BUT YOU DON'T HAVETO WAIT UNTIL THEN TOSUPPORT THE BLACKMONARCHYFOUNDATION ANDOTHER ORGANIZATIONSWORKING FORCHANGE.

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