Yasmine Anderson

Black Women in Charge

Pronouns: she/her

As CEO of Black Women in Charge, Inc., Yasmine Anderson first orchestrated the use of body cams by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, championed for the federal Justice in Policing Bill, and lobbied for an updated Use of Force Policy. As the organization moves through its 2021 Public Health Initiative, she facilitates programming, workshops, and legislative review for the following trimesters: Food Access and Disparity, Infant and Mother Mortality, and Black Men’s Mental Health. Partners include the USDA, black healthcare professionals across the country, Indiana State Health Department, Indianapolis Public Schools, Indianapolis Urban League, and so many more.

Presentations from Facing Race 2024

Documenting Community Leadership to Build a Just Food System

In Documenting Community Leadership to Build a Just Food System, Vital Village Networks will share more about the importance of documenting BIPOC wisdom and local solutions through the Community Food Systems Fellowship, where groups of diverse, food systems leaders across the country are brought together to share their stories to co-create roadmaps for a liberated food system. One of the 2022 alumni from the program, Yasmine Anderson, will then go into greater detail about the 2022 roadmap that she and her cohort co-created in order to share more about some of the specific recommendations to reorient policies, practices, and approaches towards a food system that is just, equitable, and powered by local communities. Participants will leave this workshop learning more about structural racism in the food system, necessary changes that are needed to support racial justice in our food system, and technical tools on how to document community wisdom and facilitate co-created roadmap processes in your own local communities.

Speakers: Jei Laura, Yasmine Anderson