Our Mission Statement:

We are committed to listening to and learning from the Black community,

• the truth of our history

• how we have (knowingly or unknowingly) contributed to racial oppression

• how we can best ACT in support of equity and racial healing

We are committed to sharing what we learn with other white people and working to build a movement of white allies and advocates for justice

Our History:

#WhiteWomenDemandJusticeforBreonna united in May, 2020 in despair and anger over the police killing of Breonna Taylor . At the time, we felt the need to show up and push for justice in this horrific incident. Since that time, we have become much more aware of the depths of systemic racism that allowed this to happen to Breonna. In January 2021, we changed our name to listenlearnact.org to reflect this realization.

We see that we’re not dealing with one (or two or ten) horrific incidents but layers of racial inequity that tarnish almost every aspect of life in this country. Breonna became the catalyst for many of us in a lifelong journey toward anti-racism and working to end white supremacy.

What We Do:

Our goal is to learn and share awareness of race related issues. Posts are directly related to racism, police brutality, and justice. We also offer several ongoing series to support the goal:

--“The Unveiling” reveals details on our little known racial history

--“In the Spotlight” celebrates remarkable, positive people and organizations within the Black community

--“The ARC: Anti-Racism Challenge” is a quarterly event that asks participants to complete 3 anti-racism actions each week

--“Listen/Learn/Acts” provide information and calls to action around events

--“It’s a Good Day To…” is a call for a specific anti-racism activity

--”Did You Know?” Fun facts about people, events or places that you may not know about