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BLACK WELL-BEING REPORT 2022
BLACK FUTURE CO-OP FUND
Our Approach
The planning for this report started in May of 2021. To create a report for Black people and
about Black people, we wanted to start by learning from Black people across the state as a
first step. It was important throughout the process to elevate our brilliance and bring forward
the approaches that will result in the world we want to see.
Focus Groups
We started by holding five focus groups, one on each section in this report, and looked for
themes across the discussions. Here’s what emerged:
Accountability
Ensure the people who make decisions that impact Black lives are
accountable for representing and serving Black communities.
Community Building
Create spaces for intergenerational listening, learning, skill development,
collaboration, and organizing.
Data
Collect meaningful data that will help identify, monitor, and address racist
outcomes.
Healing
Support individual and collective healing from racism and trauma that
spans generations, and rebuild trust that has been eroded by racism.
Leadership Development
Redefine leadership on our own terms and invest the resources needed to
build and strengthen Black leadership.
Truthful Narrative
Uplift and portray Black people truthfully in all spaces — media, literature,
curricula, stories, art.
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