Women's Leadership Project

On Saturday, June 20th, WLP youth and Project Director Jessica Robinson will be featured on a Youth activist panel at the Reimagining America Summit.

Timed to coincide with Juneteenth and the 250th anniversary of July 4th, Reimagining America invites participants to reflect on the nation’s founding promises as well as the ongoing work of true liberty for all.

This gathering brings together leaders, activists, scholars, and community members of all ages for thoughtful conversations about the future of our shared civic life. Through panels on education, local government, reflective activism, and religious pluralism, participants will explore how we can strengthen institutions, deepen participation, and build a more just and inclusive society.

Join us 🫶🏾🥹❣️for the Music & Poetry Festival on Saturday, July 18, 2026, from 3:00 PM–8:30 PM at the Glorya Kaufman Community Center in Culver City.

This free, family-friendly event celebrates the creativity, resilience, and voices of Black women, girls, and q***r artists through live music, spoken word, community dialogue, and cultural expression. Together, we will raise awareness about gender-based violence impacting Black women and girls while creating a space for joy, healing, and collective action.
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The festival will feature performances from acclaimed artists, emerging youth voices, music industry panels, and community engagement opportunities.

Reserve your free ticket today (LINK IN BIO💥)

We encourage you to invite friends, family, colleagues, and community members to join us for this powerful celebration of art, advocacy, and Black girlhood.

We look forward to seeing you there!🫶🏾😊

🔊🔊 In June 2025, the LAUSD school board voted to allocate $2 million in funding to LGBTQ+ affirming educational programming, training and outreach for students, families, staff and community. To date, very little of the funding has been spent, and there is no formal mechanism or community oversight to ensure the district is accountable to school-communities for the proper expenditure of these funds. The Rainbow Education Coalition of L.A. (RECLA) is mobilizing community members to speak and write in support of the creation of an LGBTQ+ steering committee that would include community members, students, families and other q***r and gender expansive stakeholder allies.

Raise your voice by sending a letter to the LAUSD board below and/or appearing next month at one of the June school board meetings on the 12th, 17th and 23rd!

Pull up to our next WLP Youth Intern Meeting 🌈✨

We’ll be talking summer youth space programming, Pride Month outreach, LAUSD public comment, City Council updates, and celebrating our Lorraine Hansberry Scholarship awardees 💜

If you’re ready to build community, organize, create, and be in the room with powerful young people — tap in 💥

🗓 Tuesday, June 2nd
⏰ 5:30PM–7PM
💻 Zoom link on flyer

Defining ourselves, for ourselves ✊🏾

“Stories told by us, for us. 🎬✨
So proud to witness the launch of Defining Ourselves for Ourselves — a powerful Black women-led film production unit dedicated to uplifting multigenerational Black voices, creativity, and community both in front of and behind the camera. 🤍 This is more than film; it’s representation, truth, and legacy in motion. WomenInLeadership FilmProduction CommunityPower”