The African American Policy Forum (AAPF) was founded in 1996. Throughout the years it achieved much success, e.g., #TruthBeTold Campaign.
Its purpose was to initiate promotion of efforts to dismantle structural inequality. It made contacts with academics, activists and policymakers, just as it does now.
Their main instruments are frameworks and strategies that “address a vision of racial justice that embraces the intersections of race, gender, class…” [1].
Thus, we can say that their peaceful initiatives are quite successful. If we analyze their 2021 report, we see their movement #SayHerName was a success. It was brought to light due to the Advocate program launched in 2021. It committed “to bear witness to the intersectional conditions of Black women’s lives and educate themselves on the structural forces that render Black women uniquely vulnerable to state violence” [2].
It is only one example of their variety of programs, all shown in their report. Still, it greatly depicts the state of the AAPF.
The most recent event to be held is a “books unbanned giveaway” [3]. It was a two-week bus tour, From Freedom Riders to Freedom Readers, which finished on October 21, 2022 in Jacksonville. The task consisted of speaking with engaged citizens about the dangers of censorship in order to promote justice and democracy. And of course, the AAPF insists on continuing their work.
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