What We Are

Black Women in Charge, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization founded in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our members are Black women under 30 years old across the globe, with a plethora of educational disciplines, sharing a passion for advocating for justice.

Yasmine Anderson

Chief Executive Officer

Indianapolis, Indiana - Xavier University of Louisiana

Sadiyah Anderson

Founding Member

Indianapolis, Indiana - Howard University

Montgomery Odle

Legislative Advocacy Chair

Indianapolis, Indiana - Notre Dame University

Brea Stephens

Chief Operating Officer

Prairieville, Louisiana - Xavier University of Louisiana Pharmacy School

Tehya Thompson

Chief Of Staff

San Diego, California - Howard University

Devin McDuffie

BWC, Inc. International President

Chicago, Illinois - Syrcause University

Olivia Taylor

VP Public Health & Research

Sacramento, California - Brown University

Community Engagement Dpt

Avion Saylor-Mills
Dana Wilson
Janet Adeyemo
Kamryn McDaniel
Kerrigan Clark
Shania Byers

Communications/ Marketing Dpt

Nia Harden, Rachel Harris, Maddie Siegel, Asia Moore

Alexandria Davis
Debbie Kariuki
Hellen Kaldale
Kadence Means

Finance

Ponny White

Meet Our Board

Public Health & Research Dpt

Aissatou Mbengue
Amya Ferguson
Brianna Arinze
Brianna Harvey
Camryn Curtis
Deijhah Scurry
Hannah Hardy

Kallia Bonner
Lauren Neely
Lashanti Burgess
Marieme Niang
Michelle Boyd
Mia Ray
Trinitie Terrell

International Partnerships

Alexandria Davis
Debbie Kariuki
Hellen Kaldale
Kadence Means

Williametta Gibson
Jordan Brown
Naana Ennin

Logan Terry
Raziya Hillery
Ruth Abunaw
Taylor Potts

Lobbying & Legislation

Bianca Taylor
Kailynn Williams
Kalie Julien-Leach
Mayah Gaines
Nicki Castro
Sydney Sullivan
Tia Turner

Human Resources

Kimberlyn Knight, Mycah Nicholson

Keondra Carter

VP Lobbying & Legislation

Baton Rouge, Louisiana - Southern University and A&M College

Keondra Carter

Public Health Advocacy Chair

Raleigh, North Carolina - The University of Texas at Austin

A Letter From Our CEO

The road of human rights advocacy has been as easy as I would ever wish for, knowing that I have one of the privileged identities in Black American society. The root of Black Women in Charge, Inc. allocates each of our member's privileged identities into sustainable programming and educational resources for the rest of our community.

We identify and engage with nepotism and socioeconomic factors to the maximum extent, building an entirely new table for those that we know were never meant to have a seat on the national scale. Making human rights advocacy and social justice palatable for the majority of our white counterparts has been the most difficult part, but along the way, we have perfected our verbiage and presentation style to suit a diverse plethora of demographics.

"Easy" is not a metric of success for us - "Intense", "Clear", and "Concise" are.

Regards,