The Black Leadership Advocacy Coalition for Healthcare Equity (BLACHE) is a coalition of Black-led health-focused organizations in Illinois.
It works to identify and dismantle systemically racist policies and funding processes that have contributed to historical underfunding and even closure of Black-led organizations in the state.
BLACHE is led by Creola Hampton, who has particularly focused on how inequitable Illinois Department of Public Health funding is for HIV/AIDs related care for Black people.
Though Black women have the highest rates of new positive HIV/AIDs cases in, most funding in the state is funneled through organizations that serve predominantly white populations.
Learn more about their advocacy at blackadvocacyleaders.org.
Join Illinois Partners in celebrating Black History this month and all year by recognizing the transformative work of black-led and black-serving organizations in Illinois.
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