OUR ACTIONS

ARCHITECTURE

With the support of mission-aligned grant funding, Our architecture expanded its reach and deepened its impact in communities across New Jersey. These resources empowered the organization to lead culturally grounded health education, reproductive justice initiatives, and wellness programming tailored to the needs of vulnerable communities. Each grant reflects growing recognition of the organization’s trusted voice, visionary leadership, and unwavering commitment to advancing health equity for all.

Department of Health for the State of New Jersey COVID-19 Grant

In Our Own Voice Reproductive Justice & Education Grant

Black Bodies Black Health Grant

Children’s Home Society of New Jersey Health Workshops Grants

ENGINEERING

BWPA is engaged in shaping local, state, and national conversations around health equity. With a strong presence on prominent stages across policy, academic, and community spaces, they advocate for inclusive, justice-driven approaches to public health. Our voice brings critical insight, lived experience, and visionary strategy to the forefront—ensuring that equity is not just an ideal, but a guiding force in how health systems serve all communities.

The emblem of the United Nations featuring a world map surrounded by olive branches.
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey logo in red and black text on a white background.

United Nations 68th Session of the State of Women Panel Speakership

Rutgers University Douglass Residential College Panel Speakership

Logo for the Congressional Black Caucus featuring a red outline of the U.S. Capitol dome and the text "Congressional Black Caucus, Established 1971" with red and blue stars and lines.

Congressional Black Caucus Panel Speakership

Sign with the text 'North of Westfield' in black letters on a green oval background.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association of Westfield, NJ Keynote Speaker on Health Justice

Collaborative work with Melanated Moms, Planned Parenthood of NJ, Salvation and Social Justice and Southern NJ Perinatal Cooperative LEARN MORE‍  ‍ORDER BOOK

My Black Health is Beautiful Curriculum

THE PANDEMIC

Part of our engineering work includes a commitment to public health, community care, and leadership. BWPA led a compassionate COVID-19 outreach initiative in vulnerable communities across New Jersey. In partnership with Planned Parenthood, we distributed accessible, culturally relevant informational booklets through obstetrics units in Bergen, Essex, and Hudson counties. The “Big Vax Energy” campaign brought on-site education, testing, and vaccinations to 9 sites across 8 cities—meeting people where they are and helping to build trust, awareness, and access in the moments it mattered most.

1,774

Community Members Served

1,500+

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Donated

20

including Planned Parenthood of NJ, New Brunswick NAACP, and Food Bank of South Jersey

Community Partners

9

NJ Counties Served

LEGACY

The heart of our legacy strategy is a deep commitment to cultivating the next generation of health equity leaders. Through intentional mentorship, experiential learning, and collaborative educational programs, the organization empowers students—particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds—to explore, question, and lead in the spaces where health and justice meet. From high-impact curriculum development to hands-on research and mentorship, BWPA is helping shape a future where diverse voices are not only present in medicine and public health— but are driving lasting, systemic change.

Douglass Faculty Fellows

Black Health Inequities Experiential Learning with BWPA Founder & President Dr. Brug (a Past Faculty Member)

The Next Generation

Several of our diverse NJ-educated college research interns accepted to and  started medical school
NOW IN BETA

Impath App

Culturally-Competent Physicians Directory