Mission
The National Black Herstory Task Force, Inc. is a non-profit educational and cultural organization founded to provide vehicles to collect, research, authenticate, document, archive and celebrate the legacies and lives of women of African descent and their alliances.

We seek to correct voids and misinformation in the telling of our stories. Educational and cultural programs will be offered to the masses that promote and celebrate the unique contributions of our ancestors. The National Black Herstory Task Force, Inc. will develop and maintain a research library that includes cataloged archives, online testimonies, and published or unpublished works about women of African descent worldwide. We will establish independent chapters and work with similar organizations in a uniform effort to achieve these goals.

Respectfully, we note that in order to accurately tell our stories, we must include the relationships shared with our brothers and allies. We will seek to honor those comrades who risked their positions in society, and offered their lives, to assist us. We will also provide factual documentation of our trials and tribulations. Together, with the support of educators, professionals and grassroots members of the community, we shall teach the world community that there cannot be an accurate recording of world history that does not include herstory.

History
Founded in 1997, the National Black Herstory Task Force, Inc. (NBHTF) is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The NBHTF brings together diverse groups for the purpose of ensuring the inclusion of the stories of women of African descent in the recording of world history. While this is an extensive undertaking, with proper planning, support and determination, the NBHTF will forge pathways that lead to the preservation and exhibition of these stories.

Educational Tools
Training programs are conducted to teach volunteers to document, archive and promote the collection of stories. Internship programs, book clubs, Internet conferencing and traveling exhibits are being developed.

Research Library and Cultural Center
A primary goal of the NBHTF is to build a research library and interactive cultural center. This facility will be open to everyone and available for scholarly as well as individual research. We also envision a state of the art online library and visual arts gallery that will include a portal for research written by or about women of African descent and their alliances.

Global Partnerships
The NBHTF seeks to develop partnerships throughout the world to help us achieve our mission. We are extremely grateful to our alliances and continued support from the Emory University Women's Center.

Conferences and Awards Ceremonies
The NBHTF proudly presents the National Black Herstory Conference and Awards Banquet annually, during the month of March. These events have been held on the campuses of Spelman College and Emory University in Atlanta, GA. The conference sessions are designed to explore and chronicle historical, literary, social, artistic, environmental and economic issues affecting women of African descent world-wide. Conferences have also included plays and literary readings at the Martin Luther King National Historic Site, (National Park Service), book fairs and exhibitions in other locations.
Past Conference Themes

Honors
In 2000, the United States President's Commission on the Celebration of Women in America presented a Presidential Commission Certificate of Recognition to the NBHTF for developing ways to best acknowledge and celebrate the roles and accomplishments of women in American History. In 1999, the City of Atlanta, GA became the first city to proclaimed March, National Black Herstory Month.

National Black Herstory Month
After reading a book on feminist theory, Khalil Osiris Sudan (pictured on left), co-founder of the National Black Herstory Task Force was inspired with the idea of organizing a Black Herstory Week observance. This week long celebration was expanded by the NBHTF into what is now officially known as National Black Herstory Month and celebrated during the month of March.  

Join us in the effort to make National Black Herstory Month a global celebration. Anyone interested in Black Herstory can conduct a celebration. If you desire our assistance, please write for suggestions. Together we can make National Black Herstory Month an annual event celebrated worldwide.