BOLD is a national training intermediary focused on strengthening Black social justice infrastructure in the U.S. We do this by transforming the practice of Black organizers to increase their alignment, impact and sustainability to win progressive change.
Vision
BOLD envisions a Black organizing sector that activates and develops the mass base needed to win on our issues, lead a multiracial alliance for social and environmental justice, build power and govern.
VALUES
Black Liberation
We collectively fight for the freedom of our people.
MAROON SPACE
We hold a brave space for community building, self-actualization and the liberation of our people at the local and national level.
BLACKLOVE & BLACKJOY
We embrace BlackLove and BlackJoy as a daily revolutionary act.
BLACK EXCELLENCE
We use our roots as a springboard to achieve excellence in our work and communities. We practice this daily.
Black Mastery
Embodying courage, compassion, rigor, resilience and agility is at the center of all we do.
OUR history
BOLD’s mission is to strengthen Black organizing infrastructure and leadership. BOLD was created to facilitate social transformation and fundamental improvements in the lives and living conditions of Black people by (re)building the social justice infrastructure required to organize Black communities.