Today, along with more than 200 sister YWCA’s across the country, we reflect on the life and legacy of an icon in promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His drive for equality still informs the work we do, every day, to ensure that women, girls, and people… Continue Reading Six ways to continue the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
On Sept. 30, 2021, City of Dayton police initiated a traffic stop on Clifford Owensby, a Black man with paraplegia. Owensby was forcibly removed from his vehicle, by his hair, and arrested. Owensby has filed a complaint with the Dayton Unit of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. YWCA Dayton stands firmly… Continue Reading Statement on City of Dayton traffic stop incident
YWCA USA is serving as the lead organization on an amicus or “friend of the court” brief in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, a current Mississippi case that will determine the future of Roe v. Wade, a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court that ruled that the Constitution of the United States protects… Continue Reading Standing up for young women and young women of color at the Supreme Court
At YWCA Dayton, one of the ways we live out our mission of “eliminating racism and empowering women” is by engaging our community in tough, critical conversations through events like Y-Dub Discussions, our virtual dialogue series focused on addressing local justice-related issues. We recently kicked off our Y-Dub Discussions for 2021 with a dialogue titled,… Continue Reading Y-Dub Discussions panel unpacks racial trauma in medicine and health care
Love can change the world – and that includes loving ourselves. Which is why, as our community continued to move through the challenges of COVID-19 and YW’s frontline work became both more difficult and more in demand, the YWCA Dayton shelter services team paused for a 10-day self-love challenge. Created by Nzingha Dalila, director of… Continue Reading Changing the world with love