Help us make the online world safer for Black women.

 

John,

The internet can be a scary place, but it can be terrifying for Black women. Every day, Black women are harassed, doxxed, threatened, abused, and bullied online.1 In a study conducted by Amnesty International, it was found that Black women are nearly twice as likely as white women to experience abuse, harassment, and racial slurs online.2 

Black women deserve our love, not our hate. 

And you know Big Tech? Those companies that are all up in everyone’s business and are definitely listening to your conversations and watching your online activity? They’re letting this abuse happen and do basically nothing to stop it. They know all about what kind of toothpaste brand you prefer but somehow can’t seem to identify misogynoir – misogyny directed specifically at Black women – online. Then, if a Black woman dares to defend herself, she is often banned or muted on these online spaces while her harasser is free to continue their behavior.3 

That’s why Color Of Change is investing in research to track increased misogynoir online. We will use the knowledge we gain to pressure these powerful platforms to take real action to protect Black women and girls in the online world. But this will be a lot of work, and we can’t do this without you. Can you show Black women some love this Valentine’s Day by chipping in $5 or more to help fund our research?

This is personal for us, John. Color Of Change is largely powered by the work and passion of Black women from all walks of life. We know what it’s like to be harassed and abused online, and we’re committed to eradicating misogynoir from virtual life for good. Join us now to help us win this fight.

CLICK HERE TO FUND OUR EFFORTS TO ERADICATE ONLINE HATE TOWARDS BLACK WOMEN

Until justice is real,

—The Black Women of Color Of Change

 References

  1. Ayana Byrd, “New Study Confirms That Black Women Are Most Abused Group on Twitter,” Colorlines,” December 19, 2018, https://act.colorofchange.org/go/323989?t=8&akid=52899%2E4731121%2EvnjyLt

  2. Amnesty International and Element AI, “Troll Patrol Findings: Using Crowdsourcing, Data Science & Machine Learning to Measure Violence and Abuse against Women on Twitter,” Amnesty International, https://act.colorofchange.org/go/346786?t=10&akid=52899%2E4731121%2EvnjyLt

  3. Jessa Guynn, “Facebook while black: Users call it getting 'Zucked,' say talking about racism is censored as hate speech,” USA Today, July 9, 2020, https://act.colorofchange.org/go/135490?t=12&akid=52899%2E4731121%2EvnjyLt