reducing harm is not enough,

it must be eliminated.

Harm reduction is about
more than just surviving…
it’s about thriving!

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Our Mission

The National Black Harm Reduction Network is dedicated to advancing harm reduction principles that optimize health and wellness for Black people who are disproportionately harmed by public health initiatives, the criminal legal system, and drug policies.

what we’re up to

📍Detroit — we’re just days away from the NBHRN Pre-Convening at DPA’s Reform Conference! This is our moment to be in space and community together during these unprecedented times — to build, strategize, and pour back into ea
🖤✊🏾 The National Black Harm Reduction Network has been on the move! From honoring lives at the Trail of Truth to representing at the Congressional Black Caucus meeting, we’ve been showing up for our people every step of the way. Our Executiv
🖤 Black harm reduction is how we’ve always survived and how we’ll keep each other alive. We’re pulling up at the 4th Annual Pre-Conference Convening at the @drugpolicyalliance Reform Conference to connect, strategize, and protect w
Systemic anti-Blackness is not accidental. It is foundational. If Black communities are living cells, we need safety, nourishment, and care to thrive. Instead, the very systems that should sustain us have been weaponized against us. From slavery and
Addiction doesn’t discriminate. But the support people receive does. Too often, Black folks are denied what we need to survive: access to treatment, safe spaces, harm reduction tools, and community support. Instead of connection, too many are
Today we celebrate our Executive Director, Tracie Gardner, on her birthday! 🎉 The best way to honor her leadership is to keep building the movement with us. Overdose Awareness Month reminds us: policies + propaganda on drugs have always been rooted
🟣 September is Overdose Awareness Month — and too many of our people are still dying because they can’t get what they need to survive. Here’s what saves lives: ✔ Naloxone (Narcan) to reverse overdoses ✔ Fentanyl test strips and dr
Today on #Give828, we’re calling on our community to stand with the National Black Harm Reduction Network. Rooted in the brilliance of Black-led movements, we’re building a future where Black self-determination, freedom, and equity are no
🖤✊🏾 It’s almost time, y’all! In just 82 days, the National Black Harm Reduction Network will be bringing the fire to Detroit for Reform 2025. We’re hosting a Pre-Convening Session on November 12, 2025 from 11AM – 3PM, cente
The drug war has devastated Black communities across the South for generations — fueling mass incarceration, breaking families apart, and stealing resources that should have gone into care. At the Southern No More Drug War Convening, we joined
🖤 Black August is here. Born from the fight of incarcerated Black freedom fighters, it’s a call to resist and to build. We know the truth. The so-called “war on drugs” has been a war on our communities. Mass incarceration has stol