single mothers , the status of Women of Color in the South, sexual assault at HBCUs, and challenges faced by Black women veterans. In 2017, the series was expanded to include events at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles on March 28, 29, and 30th, as well as events at Impact Hub LA in addition to the virtual workshops. Topics included the resistance of Afro-Colombian women at the intersection of racism, sexism, and war, a #SayHerName night of performance curated by Abby Dobson, Latasha Harlins and the victimization of Black girls (moderated by Laura Flanders), representations of Black women in the media (and Hollywood in particular), and Black women and tech activism. Beginning in 2015 as a result of the Her Dream Deferred initiative, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has entered into the Congressional Record her request that the last week of March be Black Women's History Week, as part of Women's History Month. Coinciding with the annual Her Dream Deferred series, this week would focus on the status of Black women and girls, acknowledging their contributions to the nation as well as addressing the challenges they continue to face. Researcher’s collaborative In May 2015, AAPF, in collaboration with the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies at Columbia Law School, convened an interdisciplinary group of researchers, service providers and advocates whose work focuses on the intersectional issues impacting women of color. Among the issues surfaced during the convening were the disciplinary and institutional barriers that suppress information sharing among experts; the marginalization of research about women of color within academic and research institutions; the lack of targeted funding for research and data collection on women of color; and the overall lack of a demand for evidence-based programs that might underwrite institutional commitments to women of color. Researchers also addressed the ways that standard reporting practices from government agencies raised unnecessary barriers to developing reliable information about the factors that contribute to poor outcomes for women of color. Publications and media Publications For all published reports from AAPF, please see the following link: http://www.aapf.org/publications/ Media The Urgency of Intersectionality, Kimberlé Crenshaw at TED, December 7, 2016. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akOe5-UsQ2o “On Intersectionality,” Kimberlé Crenshaw's Keynote Speech at WOW 2016, sponsored by the Southbank Centre. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DW4HLgYPlA&t=872s Kimberlé Crenshaw Discusses 'Intersectional Feminism,' Lafayette College. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROwquxC_Gxc Kimberlé Crenshaw, "Race, Gender, Inequality and Intersectionality,” Brown University, February 27, 2015. URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNKbGFoYC1Q “AAPF Co-Founder Kimberlé Crenshaw,”