Farah Tanis Explained

Farah Tanis is a New York City–based feminist activist and co-founder and executive director of the Black Women's Blueprint and of the Museum of Women's Resistance.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] She is the chair of the US Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Black Women and Assault. She attended the 2017 Women's March to raise awareness on the trafficking of black women. Having experienced physical and sexual abuse as a child, Tanis began working in activism on behalf of women around 1993, running a women's shelter before founding Black Women's Blueprint.^[4] She was one of the organizers of the 2017 March for Black Women in Washington D.C.^[5]

Earlier in her career, Farah co-founded Dwa Fanm, a Haitian women's organization based in Brooklyn, and served as its executive director.^[6]

Publications

An Open Letter from Black Women to the SlutWalk

Notes and References

News: Farah Tanis. 2017-01-20. The New York Times. 2018-12-06. en-US. 0362-4331.
Web site: Report: NYC Black Women Face Markedly Higher Wage Gap. live. Lampen. Claire. Gothamist. 2018-08-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20190206184625/http://gothamist.com/2018/08/06/nyc_black_women_wage_gap.php. 2019-02-06.
Book: SLUT: A Play and Guidebook for Combating Sexism and Sexual Violence. Cappiello. Katie. McInerney. Meg. 2015-03-15. The Feminist Press at CUNY. 9781558618718. en.
News: Hollywood is having a #MeToo moment. Women of color have fought this battle for decades. Agnes. Constante. NBC News . 28 January 2018 .
Web site: 'Let the black women lead': Marches converge on D.C. to highlight racial injustice. Chason. Rachel. September 30, 2017. The Washington Post.
Book: Hey, Shorty!: A Guide to Combating Sexual Harassment and Violence in Schools and on the Streets. Equity. Girls for Gender. Smith. Joanne. Huppuch. Meghan. Van Deven. Mandy. 2011-04-12. The Feminist Press at CUNY. 9781558616707. en.