Our History
2004
New Voices is founded and attends the Women’s March in Washington DC.
2008
New Voices hosts our first “Kinks, Locks, and Twists” conference.
2014
New Voices opens offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Cleveland, Ohio.
2020
New Voices hosts our first #SayHerName March for Justice in honor of Black women and trans women murdered by misogynoir violence, mobilizing over 1,000 Philadelphians to convene in defense and support of Black women and Black queer folks.
2021
New Voices launches “Black Women, Green Future,” an Environmental Justice-focused initiative and award show.
2022
Co-Founder La’Tasha D. Mayes successfully runs for office and becomes a Pennsylvania House Representative
2024
New Voices appoints internal staff member, Beulah Osueke, as Executive Director
New Voices’ Founders
The spark for New Voices was ignited in 2004, when four Black women, (La'Tasha D. Mayes, Bekezela Mguni, Maria Nicole Dautruche, and Lois "Toni" McClendon) gathered women of color and allies from Western Pennsylvania to attend the Women’s March in Washington. From that event, New Voices has grown from a grassroots effort to a nationally recognized Reproductive Justice organization with offices spanning three cities and two states.