Yejide Orunmila, ANWO President

With the theme “Burning this system down, lifting our sisters up,” the African National Women’s Organization (ANWO) held its Black Women’s Convention in-person from...

Presented by African National Women’s Organization (ANWO) President Yejide Orunmila at the Black is Back webinar themed: FBI Attacks Against Black Liberation, on February...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—From March 4 - 5, 2023 representatives from the African National Women’s Organization (ANWO) attended the International Women’s Alliance (IWA) U.S. Political Conference...

The following article is excerpted from a presentation delivered by African National Women's Organization (ANWO) President Yejide Orunmila during a September 7, 2021 live forum broadcast...

"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...

African National Women’s Organization (ANWO) convened our 6th annual convention, our Black Women’s Convention, entitled "One Voice! Many Fists!" During the two-day program, guests and organizers...

Arizona Department of Child Safety (DCS) illegitimately removed five-year-old Patience McGhee from the home of her loving parents, Aniya Butler and Peter McGhee. This...

"Sandra Bland's videotaped arrest is evidence enough that the rights and bodies of black people will never be respected inside a system of colonial oppression."

One major issue that will be discussed is the impact that colonialism has had on the African family unit. In the U.S. nearly 72 percent of African children are born to single parents, with a majority of them being raised by single mothers. Almost half of African children in Britain are being raised by single parents.