What Today Means
06.24.2022
Important: Today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision is profound. However, as of now, abortion is still protected in Michigan. The 1931 state law that bans abortion is under to a temporary…Read more
Response to Kent Co. Prosecutor’s Announcement
06.09.2022
We support the decision by Kent County Prosecutor, Chris Becker, to issue formal charges in Mr. Lyoya’s murder. It is a critically important step in the right direction. Sixty-seven days…Read more
Please Let Buffalo Be The Last
05.16.2022
HERE’S HOW READ… How to Dismantle White Supremacy The Nation ATTEND…. Humanity Over Hate Forum (05/19/22, 4-5:30pm EST) Hosted by The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights WATCH… Christian…Read more
Response to Recent SCOTUS Leak
05.04.2022
The Current State Of Abortion And Reproductive HealthCare Access In Michigan Although the potential for more than 2 million Michiganders to lose access to abortion services looms on the horizon,…Read more
Just One Way Forward
04.13.2022
History and experience tell us that it should be expected our community would see another tragedy involving a person of color and law enforcement. Yet, predictability does not ease the…Read more
Black History = American History = Our Human Story
02.24.2022
Black History Month honors the often hidden stories of Black people that make up the rich tapestry of American history. Celebrating individual history uplifts us all because our personal histories and…Read more
YWCA Nurse Examiner Program, Then and Now
11.11.2021
Click here to read the Mayoral Proclamation in recognition of the YWCA Nurse Examiner Program. before the torrent of sexual assault scandals filled the headlines… before the scandals in the…Read more
The Power of Pronouns
10.20.2021
The idea of gender is pretty central to everything the YWCA does. After all, “women and girls” is actually written into our mission. We understand that sometimes a person’s view…Read more
A Call For Solidarity, Leadership, and Action
08.19.2021
To Our 200 Sister YWCAs Throughout the United States and To American YWCA Supporters: As part of a global sisterhood of YWCAs — one of the largest women’s organizations in…Read more
Start By Believing
07.27.2021
We find ourselves here yet again. We’ve seen a firehose of news stories related to sexual assault scandals in the last few weeks — Dr. Robert Anderson and the University…Read more