I Enacting Pro-Black Leadership: A Better World Is Possible 1Going Pro-Black 3by Cyndi SuarezDefining Pro-Black 5by Cyndi SuarezWhen Blackness Is Centered, Everybody Wins: A Conversation with 19Cyndi Suarez and Dax-Devlon RossLeading Restoratively: The Role of Leadership in a Pro-Black Sector 39by Sequoia OwenII Building Pro-Black Institutions: Narrative and Forms 47What It Looks Like to Build a Pro-Black Organization 49by Liz Derias and Kad SmithTo Build a Public Safety That Protects Black Women and Girls, Money Isn't the Only Resource We Need 59by Shanelle MatthewsCombatting Disinformation and Misinformation: A Struggle for Democracy and Racial Justice 69by Kitana AnandaForms: A New Theory of Power 79by Cyndi Suarez Copyrighted MaterialHierarchy and Justice 85by Cyndi SuarezA Journey from White Space to Pro-Black Space 91by Isabelle MosesIII Building Pro-Black Institutions: Philanthropy and Evaluation 101The Emergence of Black Funds 103by Cyndi SuarezReimagining Philanthropy to Build a Culture of Repair 109by Aria Florant and Venneikia WilliamsHow Philanthropy Can Truly Support Land Justice for Black Communities 115by Savi Horne and Dr. Jasmine RatliffWhat Does Black Feminist Evaluation Look Like? 119by Cyndi SuarezNothing Is Broken: What Evaluation and Philanthropy Can Learn from Abolitionism 123by Dr. Aisha RiosIV Implementing Reparations: Health and Well-Being 129Revolutionary Black Grace: Finding Emotional Justice in Global Black Communities 131by Esther A. ArmahWhat Is Healing Justice? 139by Nineequa BlandingThe US "Healthcare System" Is a Misnomer--We Don't Have a System 149by Amira BargerPro-Black Actions That Health Justice Organizations Can Model 157by Amira BargerRepairing the Whole: How Reparations Can Address Physical and Mental Health 165by Trevor SmithAddressing Inequities in Health Technology 173by Sonia SarkarV Implementing Reparations: Work and Ownership 179Resurrecting the Promise of 40 Acres: The Imperative of Reparations for Black Americans 181by William A. Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten MullenSolutions Centering Black Women in Housing 193by Natasha Hicks, Anne Price, Rakeen Mabud, and Aisha NyandoroLinking Racial and Economic Justice: The Struggle of Our Time 199by Steve DubbWhat If We Owned It? 205by Darnell AdamsHow Do We Build Black Wealth?: Understanding the Limits of Black Capitalism 225by Francisco PérezVI Organizing for the Future: Community and Politics 235Making Black Communities Powerful in Politics--and in Our Lives 237by Alicia GarzaJustice Beyond the Polls: Investing in Black Youth Organizers 241by Carmel PryorThe Liberatory World We Want to Create: Loving Accountability and the Limitations of Cancel Culture 247by Aja Couchois Duncan and Kad SmithDimensions of Thriving: Learning from Black LGBTQ+/SGL Moments, Spaces, and Practices 257by Dr. Kia Darling-HammondPro-Blackness Is Aspirational: A Conversation with Cyndi Suarez and Shanelle Matthews 269About the Authors 283Index 291
CYNDI SUAREZ is President and Editor-in-Chief of Nonprofit Quarterly. She is the author of The Power Manual: How to Master Complex Power Dynamics. Suarez has experience as a strategy and innovation consultant with a focus on networks and platforms for social movements.NPQ ALSO KNOW AS NONPROFIT QUARTERLY, has published a quarterly journal since 1999. Today it also regularly publishes written, video, and audio content online. NPQ curates conversations among civic actors that build shared understanding around core themes of racial justice, economic justice, climate justice, health justice, and leadership. By deepening field knowledge, NPQ aims to advance the theory and practice of multiracial democracy.