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For over 13 years, Because of Them We Can has told the stories that the world needs to hear. We're not ad-free — we're ad-intentional, working only with partners who align with our mission. Your support helps us stay selective and keep BOTWC uncompromised.

Where It Goes

Your support fuels

Ad-Intentional, Not Ad-Free

We walked away from banner ads to protect the BOTWC experience. We still work with select brand partners, but we'll never let advertising compromise what you see here. Your support helps us stay selective and say no when we need to.

Trailblazer Research

Every profile takes hours of research, source verification, and editorial care. Your support helps us grow the directory to 1,000+ trailblazers.

Team & Operations

Writers, editors, researchers, and the people behind the stories. Your support goes directly toward the humans doing the work of documenting Black excellence.

Community & Platform

Server costs, photo licensing, development, and the infrastructure that keeps BOTWC running for over a million people every month.

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BOTWC is not a registered nonprofit. Contributions are not tax-deductible and are treated as personal gifts to support independent Black media. Payments processed securely via Stripe.

Other Ways to Support

Money isn't the only way to fuel the mission. Here are a few more ways to show up for BOTWC.

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