Black Americans for Life Plans Educational Activities During National Black History Month

Black Americans for Life (BAL) is planning to expand its activities this February during National Black History Month to help educate African Americans on how they can save Black babies from abortion.

"It is vital that African Americans hear the pro-life message during February," said BAL Director Day Gardner. "Black History Month has gained increasing national prominence during the past decade. It is essential that we take every possible advantage of this opportunity to emphasize the importance of life."

Day added, "It is a tragic fact that Black women have the highest abortion rate of any ethnic group in the United States. It is three times higher than that of white women."

Black Americans for Life is encouraging all its members, NRLC state affiliates, and local chapters to help spread the pro-life message in the African American community.

"Help Us Save Our Black Babies" needs to become the message of life echoed by African American educational groups, churches, schools, families, and brother to brother and sister to sister meetings.

Black Americans for Life will send out press releases and hold press conferences to inject the pro-life message into the mainstream media. But on the local level it is crucial that every pro-life Black American and pro-life group do all they can personally to spread the message of sanctity of life in the Black community.

For information on how you can get involved helping save Black babies, contact Day Gardner by e-mail at dgardner@nrlc.org, or by phone at (202) 378-8858.