I was introduced to the work of the African National Women's Organization (ANWO) through the #ArrestCPS campaign. My comrades Demetria Hester and Erika Clark were holding #ArrestCPS rallies in Portland, Oregon. I was drawn to the campaign because of my very own experience with child “protective” services and family separation.
The following article is excerpted from a presentation delivered by African National Women's Organization President Yejide Orunmila during a September 7, 2021 live forum broadcast on the Burning Spear TV channel on YouTube.
"Another black child was kidnapped today!” was the rallying call that the African National Women’s Organization (ANWO) put out on August 17. This organized the first national response to the colonial state-sponsored kidnapping of African children by agencies that work under the guise of child protection.
African National Women’s Organization (ANWO) convened our 6th annual convention, our Black Women’s Convention, entitled "One Voice! Many Fists!"
