Help Build Freedom Fighters School™

"Black women have had to develop a larger vision of our society than perhaps any other group. They have had to understand white men, white women, and Black men. And they have had to understand themselves. When Black women win victories, it is a boost for virtually every segment of society." - Angela Davis | Freedom Fighter

It's true! When Black women win, we all win. Which is why, Black women and their children are at the center of this essential and critical economic justice campaign.

We need your help to help Black women and their families not only win, but thrive. We need your help to help Black boys and men survive and thrive.

Here's how you can help.

In short…

Contributing to this fund will help establish service headquarters in Omaha, NE, the birthplace, and home of Malcolm X (Freedom Fighter) and the Catriceology® headquarters, which provides services nationally to Black communities, with an emphasis on the Black Omaha community.

Your contribution will help us…

1. Establish and activate the Freedom Fighters School™.

2. Begin to offer Emotional Equity Advocacy for K-12 students and families to dismantle the school to prison pipeline.

3. Initiate Black Liberation Book Club™ education and empowerment groups for Black families.

4. Initiate the first round of Freedom Fighter School™ sessions for youth in Summer 2025.

5. Initiate Mental Health healing sessions for families impacted by oppressive systems and violence.

6. Establish and activate medical/maternal health advocacy programs and services for Black women/children.

7. Establish and activate economic justice and self-efficacy through the Black Business Lab™ initiative.

Your contribution will serve to provide a wrap around approach to educating and empowering Black families and the community for greater mental, emotional, and physical wellness and economic self-efficacy.

Funds will be used for: (12-24 month start-up/operation)

• Service delivery and mini-grants and scholarships for families.

• Start up and operation expenses.

• Staff training and certification.

• Service provision and space rental fees.

• Transportation and travel expenses.

• Supplies and educational resources.

• T-shirts and marketing materials.

• Consultant and legal fees.

• Social media and graphic design fees.

• Participant meals and event food & beverages.

• Speaker/trainer fees.

• Web design and administration.

• Other miscellaneous operational expenses.

This will be an ongoing fund.

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Catriceology® Enterprises, LLC under the vision and work of the Justice Is Love Coalition™, LLC is dedicating their time and resources to advocate dismantling the Pre-school to Prison Pipeline with an emphasis on Black children (students) and bringing greater awareness and action to eradicate medical racism, particularly Black maternal health, and Black infant mortality. We have done previous work supporting these initiatives and now will prioritize these critical issues facing Black people along with continuing to fight against racial injustice and police brutality.

Catrice’s dedication to Black people is the motivation behind the Justice Is Love Coalition™. Its mission is to dismantle oppressive systems and replace them with racially equitable and just systems so all communities can thrive, especially Black communities. The Justice Is Love Coalition™ is love in action! Our passion for and dedication to justice and love inspires us to offer educational and empowerment programs for every member of the Black family.

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Catrice’s dedication to Black people is the motivation behind the Justice Is Love Coalition™. Its mission is to dismantle oppressive systems and replace them with racially equitable and just systems so all communities can thrive. The Justice Is Love Coalition™ is love in action!

MAKE A GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION TODAY!

Economic justice is racial justice! We appreciate your amplification, support, and financial contributions to our campaigns.

Below you’ll see a more detailed description of the vision and goals.

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The Freedom Fighters School™ serves as the advocacy umbrella for the Justice Is Love Coalition™ mission is to educate and empower Black families to:

1. Learn about, embody, and celebrate their African heritage.

2. Be empowered with knowledge to advocate for themselves within unjust and oppressive systems.

3. Gain skills to effectively navigate systems of oppression.

4. Use their knowledge and voice to eradicate racism and fight for justice, freedom, and Black liberation.

5. To use their natural gifts and talents to be a leader and advocate within their own community.

6. Begin and sustain healing and increase mental, emotional, and physical health.

7. Increase their financial literacy and gain entrepreneurial/business education and skills to establish and maintain economic self-efficacy.

8. Gain knowledge and skills to advocate for their children within oppressive and discriminatory school systems to avoid entrance into the Pre-school to prison pipeline.

The above goals will be achieved through the following Freedom Fighters School™ programs and offerings:

A. Freedom Fighters School™ is an age-appropriate educational and empowerment program for Black youth (ages 8-18). The program teaches Black and African history and provides other learning experiences to give young people the information and tools to love and embrace their Afrocentric heritage while inspiring them to fight for freedom and liberation.

B. Black Liberation Book Club™

A book club with the goals of Enlightenment, Affirmation, and Empowerment.

We believe that reading and engaging in community dialogue—even when we disagree with each other—open the minds and hearts of our people and inspire personal freedom and collective liberation. And that is what the Black Liberation Book Club™ is all about: Enlightenment, Affirmation, and Empowerment.

C. Black Business Lab™

The Black Business Lab™ is rooted in the Kwanzaa principle of Ujima, which emphasizes collective work and responsibility. Ujima calls us to “reach one and teach one” and work together for collective gain. The Black Business Lab™ is a learning community created especially for Black business owners, whether it’s your dream to be a business owner or you are a business owner who desires to level up and glow up. Through mentoring, coaching, and education, the Black Business Lab™ helps entrepreneurs and business owners master the 3 B’s: Business Basics, Branding, and Bankability.

We offer in-person and online educational opportunities to learn how to start a business, take businesses to the next level, and earn the money they desire. Participants can access video lessons, pre-recorded audio, and webinars to learn how to create and amplify their brand, create an attractive marketing message, and obtain and retain clients/customers to increase their revenue.

D. Personal and Community Healing Sessions

Catrice has created courses specifically designed to help Black people as they walk the pathway of their personal healing journeys. They learn to deepen their inner work to create, cultivate and embody greater love, peace, and happiness in their life. It’s our hope that Black folks will fight for their healing, peace, and joy just as much as they fight for justice, freedom, and liberation! By prioritizing their personal inner (healing) work, they’ll be mentally, emotionally, and physically stronger to empower the Black collective to move the movement for Black lives forward to attain community unity, freedom, and liberation.

E. Emotional Equity Advocacy for (K-12) Students: Helping Parents and Caregivers Advocate for Education Equity.

As a mother and education equity advocate, Catrice understands how Black children are often left out of and/or criminalized in the K-12 educational system. She uses her knowledge and experience to support and advocate for Black parents and students dealing with racial inequities and educational racism. Catrice provides education, resources and advocacy to students and parents/caregivers dealing with educational racism.

Catrice is a Licensed Mental Health Professional (LMHP) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 20+ years of mental health and counseling experience. She understands racial trauma and mental health issues, and she uses that expertise to support Black activists, leaders, and racial justice organizers. Catrice is especially versed in helping such community leaders navigate the emotional complexities of racial justice advocacy so they can become emotionally fortified to thrive and continue the fight for justice and liberation.

She helps Black folks...

• Understand the reality of racial battle fatigue so they can survive and thrive.

• Work through personal and collective mental health issues.

• Navigate the system of mental health and respond to the lack of race-conscious mental health services.

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Learn More About The Preschool To Prison Pipeline

The school-to-prison pipeline represents a troubling convergence within the American educational system, where educational policies intersect with societal issues, leading many students, particularly those of color, into the criminal justice system. Central to this crisis is the stark reality that Black students, despite being a minority in the student population, face disproportionately higher rates of disciplinary actions and subsequent legal issues.

The Alarming Statistics

Black students represent only 15% of the student body in U.S. public schools, yet they account for 33% of all arrests made by school resource officers (SROs)​​. Furthermore, while Black boys and girls are overrepresented among students who are suspended and expelled, Black boys are nearly two times more likely than White boys to receive an out-of-school suspension or an expulsion​​.

Learn More About Medical Racism

Racism and Health In US Medicine - In "Racism & Health In US Medicine," Harriet A. Washington discusses the history of racism in medicine and research with Vabren Watts, Health Affairs’ director of health equity, and Aletha Maybank, chief health equity officer and senior vice president of the American Medical Association. Washington is the author of several books on medical ethics, including Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present.

Learn More About Black Infant Mortality rate more than double the rate among white infants: CDC.