One easy way we can all begin to shape change is by raising awareness about the issue and sharing the recommendations from Black women and girls that are captured in the task force report. This section of the action toolkit will be updated over the course of the 2023 Minnesota State Legislative Session, so use the content below to help us launch the report and check back for more ideas later in January and February! 

Build the conversation using the hashtags:

• #protectblackwomen

• #mmaaw

• #trustblackwomenandgirls

Sample posts

MN was 1st in the nation to create a Missing & Murdered African American Women’s Task Force, actively centering Black women & girls. Read what they shared and let’s put #ResearchInAction to end this epidemic of violence. bit.ly/mmaaw

Less than 7% of MN’s population is Black women, but 40% of domestic violence homicide victims in 2020 were Black women. The Missing & Murdered African American Women’s Task Force has clear recommendations to end the violence. Learn more & share the report: bit.ly/mmaaw

“You have to be bleeding to be heard.” Too many Black women & girls who experience violence are hurt by the institutions that are supposed to help them. Let’s change that by putting the recommendations of the Missing & Murdered African American Women’s Task Force into action: bit.ly/mmaaw 

It’s time to #trustblackwomenandgirls and end the violence of Missing & Murdered African American Women. A new report has six clear recommendations from directly impacted women and girls in MN that can bring significant change NOW. Read and share: bit.ly/mmaaw

This list will be updated over time!