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BlackLine® is a hotline geared towards the Black, Black LGBTQI, Brown, Native and Muslim community. However, no one will be turned away from the Hotline.

The purpose of the BlackLine is to provide people with an anonymous and confidential avenue to report negative, physical, and inappropriate contact with police and vigilantes. We include vigilante contact because of what can happen to folks in rural and suburban communities at the hands of local community members. BlackLine can gather needed information to share with local community organizers and officials to create the most effective response to police and/or vigilante contact.

Close up of a black woman’s nose and mouth shown in profile. Another component of the BlackLine is to provide immediate crisis counseling to those who are upset, need to talk with someone immediately, or are in distress. For each location in the country, referrals can be given when/if necessary.

There are no formal educational requirements for our listeners, however they receive intensive crisis counseling training. We do require that listeners are open, willing, motivated, and committed to social change. Volunteers can be people of all ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, gender identities, and especially those who are bilingual and bicultural.

BlackLine training is occasionally offered for people who are interested in becoming a listener. You need not have prior experience or qualification in crisis listening, just life experience and an ability to listen to people.

BlackLine: Helping the most-impacted folks through crisis, abuse, and mistreatment. One call at a time.