MESSAGE FROM THE FOUNDER

When We Choose Us, Everything Changes

I didn’t set out to build an organization. I just wanted something I hadn’t seen enough of — a space where Black women didn’t have to prove anything to belong. A space that met us where we were and moved with us as we grew. A space where we could exhale. Laugh loud. Dream big. Show up fully — and be held in the process.

A space that saw us not just for what we carry, but for who we are. That honored our leadership without demanding our exhaustion. That made room for our strategy and our softness, our brilliance and our becoming.

Because if we’re honest, the world doesn’t always choose us.We’re expected to give, to carry, to fix, to fight — without being asked how we’re doing or what we need. We get praised for our resilience, but rarely resourced for our healing. We get the credit when things go right, and the blame when they don’t.

“Black women are expected to save democracy, but rarely get to shape it.” — The 19th

We couldn’t agree more — and we’re here to change that.

Because what happens when we stop waiting to be chosen?What happens when we choose ourselves?

That’s what Black Girl Caucus is about.

It’s about choosing each other, not as a last resort, but as the priority but out of love and joy.Out of community. Out of a deep belief that we deserve more than tables we had to fight to sit at We deserve blueprints of our own. We deserve blueprints of our own — places that feel like home and people who help us dream bigger.

We’re here to connect Black women across experiences and backgrounds — from campus to county government, from kitchen tables to boardrooms — and create the space we’ve always needed.

A space that’s led by us. Built for us. Rooted in our needs, our leadership, and our liberation.

This isn’t just a program or a platform. It’s a shift.

A collective exhale.

A celebration.

A declaration that we are enough — not after we’ve proven something. Right now. As we are.

So yes, we organize. Yes, we strategize. Yes, we lead. But we also laugh. We rest. We dance. We brunch. We imagine. We rise — together.

That’s what it means to choose us. That’s the joy. That’s the power.

That’s the Black Girl Caucus.