Racist, Anti-Choice Billboards
The anti-choice community is erecting racist billboards in cities across America. These billboards seek to shame and scapegoat women of color by declaring “Black children are an endangered species” and “The most dangerous place for African American children is in the womb.” To date, anti-choice billboards targeting women of color have appeared in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York City, Oakland, and St. Louis.
The Urban Initiative for Reproductive Health stands with the reproductive justice advocates who are launching grassroots and public education efforts to counter these racist, anti-choice billboards.
Urban Initiative Resources
- Watch a recording of the April 2011 Urban Initiative webinar, "Countering Racist, Anti-Choice Billboards: Strategies and Tactics."
- Learn more about the Chicago billboards and the community’s efforts to remove them from Black Women for Reproductive Justice.
- Read the resolution the Chicago Commission on Human Relations passed calling for the immediate removal of the billboards.
- Learn more about the reproductive justice framework with Trust Black Women.
- See how communities in California have responded with Trust Black Women California.