We Dream in Black

We Dream in Black is a project of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and is the political home for Black domestic workers across the country.

Our mission is to build the political power and visibility of Black domestic workers across the African diaspora.

The National Domestic Workers Alliance believes that our organizing must be led by and center the lives of Black women because Black women are who the industry was built to exploit. The history of domestic work in the U.S. is linked to the history of slavery, when enslaved Africans were forced to provide care services for white households. After slavery those jobs were held by formerly enslaved African women and their daughters. Today, 57,000 to 160,000 Black women work in private homes or for agencies as domestic workers. We want to shape the future in a way that lifts up the Black domestic workforce and brings value and respect to our labor and the history of our struggle.

Our worker organizing is focused on shifting the narrative about Black domestic workers across healthcare, childcare and cleaning sectors, while developing the leadership of our base and raising the floor in the care industry through political action.

We Dream in Black has chapters in Georgia, Florida, New York, North Carolina, Massachusetts and Texas. We also have a thriving online community, follow our Facebook page and join our exclusive group: Black Care Workers Circle.

Learn more: WeDreamInBlack.org