Women's Health & Evolutionary Wellness

To center the lived experiences and leadership of Black women, girls, and gender-expansive

people—across generations—to advance reproductive justice, healing, and systemic transformation in Black communities, including the active engagement of Black men in building collective power.

The W.H.E.W. (Women’s Health Education & Wellness) Project is the bold evolution of a

legacy rooted in reproductive justice, healing, and liberation. Born from the powerful foundation

laid by The Afiya Center, The W.H.E.W. Project expands the vision to meet the demands of the

moment—leading with love, cultural strategy, and Black feminist leadership.

Our work continues to center Black women, girls, and gender-expansive people while building

intergenerational power that includes Black men as parents, partners, and co-conspirators in

liberation. We recognize that cultural justice is central to our approach, ensuring that cultural

knowledge, art, storytelling, and spiritual practices are foundational to all aspects of our work.

We are committed to full bodily autonomy, which includes the right to make decisions about

our own bodies without external interference. This commitment extends to maternal health,

where we center Black women’s experiences of pregnancy, birth, and motherhood—ensuring

that they are supported in an affirming, culturally responsive, and empowering environment.

We believe healing is political, leadership is intergenerational, and justice must be rooted in love,

accountability, community, and full bodily autonomy, including the right to self-determination

in reproductive health.