We proclaim that our Black lives matter all the time.

Mission and History

The BLMA Collective, a group of Black women at primarily white institutions, formed in Fall of 2020 to advocate around the idea that Black lives matter long before they are cut short, before they are turned into symbols, martyrized for a movement. We proclaim that our Black lives matter all the time: as we explore our identities, form communities, resist, fight, and heal. Our Black lives matter all the time: as we struggle and thrive and fail and succeed. We don’t want to die in order for our lives to matter to the academy or to society at large – they already should.