From calls for better healthcare access and outcomes to personal pleas for police reform, Black women have long been at the forefront, driving change.
The past few months have shined a light on issues that Black women have been speaking out about for ages and as the nation battles dual pandemics — COVID-19 and systematic racism — The Sacramento OBSERVER introduces a special series, “Sistahs on the Frontlines,” acknowledging and highlighting the work that Black women are doing as “essential workers” on the frontlines, furthering the causes of the community.
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Fatemah Martinez
Founder
Sacramento Homeless Assistance Resource Team

Asantewaa Boykin
Co-founder
Anti-Police Terror Project (APTP)

Lorreen Pryor-Trowel
President
Black Youth Leadership Project
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By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer

The Sacramento OBSERVER introduces a special series, “Sistahs on the Frontlines,” acknowledging and highlighting the work that Black women are doing as “essential workers” on the frontlines, furthering the causes of the community. READ MORE
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