We Dream in Black (WeDiB) is an initiative of the National Domestic Workers Alliance and is the organizing home that centers the voices and experiences of Black, Afro-Latina and Afro-descendant domestic workers

Across the diaspora, our organizing is our power.

The National Domestic Workers Alliance believes that our organizing must be led by and center the lives of Black women because the domestic work industry was built on the subjugation and exploitation of Black women. 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.

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What Do We Do?

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

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Training

Our members have access to training and tools that help them build new skills in their industries in order to negotiate for themselves and remain safe at work.

Supportive Network

We host local, regional and national gatherings that bring Black domestic workers together to build relationships and create a stronger community.

Organizing

We learn how to grow our organization so we can use our voices and bodies to influence politics, workplace changes and to win justice for domestic workers.

Unbossed Agenda

The ‘Unbossed Agenda’ is We Dream in Black’s organizing directive to give power back to the visions of Black domestic workers, who are U.S. born and immigrants, of multiple gender identities and sexualities, and of varied class backgrounds and abilities—some of the most invisible, essential and unprotected workers in our country.

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Become a Member

Are you a nanny, housecleaner, or caregiver and do you identify as Black or of African descent? Sign up for a NDWA membership and join the We Dream in Black community.

2025 Events

Join us at one of our upcoming events or find your local chapter to find an event in your area.

Monday Night Live

7:30 - 9:30 pm ET

Monday Night Live is held monthly and keeps us informed and connected with We Dream in Black chapters and members across the country.

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WeDiB Orientation

7:30 - 9:30 pm ET

Join We Dream in Black for the history & orientation on Black domestic workers in the USA.

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WeDiB Member Healing Sessions

8 - 9 pm ET

We Dream in Black in partnership with Free Thinkers Psychotherapy designed sessions to center you and your healing journey. This is a safe space to connect deeply, grow, thrive and heal powerfully.

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We Dream in Black - We Make History

7-10 pm ET

We Make History curriculum covers the systems of oppression that have shaped domestic work throughout history and conditions for domestic workers today and introduces us to the core strategies used by the domestic worker movement to build power, raise labor standards, and transform our economy and democracy.

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We Dream in Black Organizing Institute (virtual)

Oct 6th - 11th, 2025

We Dream in Black Organizing Institute is an annual gathering of Black domestic workers across the USA. We gather to learn new skills, engage in discussions and participate in kinship and community. This year we will be hosting our Organizing Institute virtually and we look forward to having you join us.

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