Since the calls for change in the wake of George Floyd”s death, one group of young women has pushed to continue those conversations for social justice and equity. They go by the name of Black Women in Charge, made up of 10 members—mostly college students—that helped organize some of the peaceful marches in Indianapolis last summer. Today, they’re still working with community leaders and politicians to push for racial justice and equity. One of their proudest accomplishments to date? Helping oversee a general review board for Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department.
Member Langdan Willoughby has a special interest in raising awareness on racial disparities within health care and shining light on food desserts in Indianapolis.
“Even outside of the police, we met with the USDA,” Willoughby said, about the efforts to understand and highlight the impact of food desserts on Black communities, “especially on Black women and it’s specific impact through obesity and mental health.”
When asked if they plan on expanding, they said they don’t want to bite off more than they can chew, but have no plans of backing down from their purpose any time soon.
“We have a standard that we kind of set for ourselves, and it’s extremely high, so they can’t even say, ‘Oh, they were just some young girls. They didn’t know what they were talking about.'” Sadiyah Anderson explained. “We put ourselves to an extremely high standard so they actually will listen to our message and hopefully receive it well.”
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