The Village Demands is a statewide coalition of African American faculty, classified professionals, students, and community leaders created to address the state of education for African Americans. Through Education Action, Political Action, and a Statewide Equity Institute, we are committed to fostering the transition from anti-Blackness to a pro-Black educational system by:

1. Mobilizing a coalition focused on informing federal, state, local and institutional policies and regulations that support and serve the well-being, communicate the needs, and that enfranchise and empower the Black and African American community
2. Increasing racial literacy, critical consciousness and cultural fluency in educational institutions and organizations
3. Examining and interrogating systems, structures, actions, policies, procedures, and practices that impede the success of Black students and proposing new ideas, strategies, and approaches to advance the collective agenda of Black faculty, staff, and students.