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MAY 2024 Wellness Resources
Many of us experience the feeling of being expected to dim our light in order to fit in or get along. At BlackFemaleProject, we believe that compromising our authenticity in this way is not only a disservice to ourselves, but also to our community and the world around us. Think about an orchestra. It’s the variety and distinctness among the different instruments that creates the beauty, depth, and richness of the music. Imagine what an orchestra full of one instrument or playing only one note would sound like. Harmony is beautiful, and only truly arises from cooperation among difference…
Kathryn Bradley
Regina Jackson
Event Reflections: Crowns for Queens
APRIL 2024 Wellness Resources
BlackFemaleProject came to be in response to our Founder’s experience of workplace stress leading to physical sickness. Over the past 10 years, we’ve learned that far too many Black women across industries have similar stories.
Does this strike a chord for you? If so, what are your plans for keeping yourself healthy as you achieve your professional goals? If not, what strategies have worked for you to maintain a sense of balance amidst the demands of life? Like our dear friend Dr. Phyllis Hubbard, we believe that any symptoms or challenges we encounter contain within them information that can help us find more alignment…
Event Reflections: The State of Black Women AT WORK
The Awakening by Katrina Croswell
The Black experience is a complex collection of stories, trials, triumphs, achievements, struggles, etc. because the Black Community is Diverse.
Black Excellence with Dania Wright
The Black experience is a complex collection of stories, trials, triumphs, achievements, struggles, etc. because the Black Community is Diverse.
Checkmate with Vanessa Siverls
There are rules. Either you play by them or you don’t. Cross your T’s and dot your I’s. You can’t afford to mess up. You have got a huge career in front of you.
The Stand for Justice with Dr. Nicole Norfles
“Justice is being treated equally and fairly, and with equity. Equity is key!”
BECAUSE OF A BLACK WOMAN KIA WALTON
Where there are elders in your corner, lean in and listen.
BECAUSE OF A BLACK WOMAN CHÉ ABRAM
My advice for young Black women is try a new thing: hair style, book, place to travel, food, form of movement, friends to spend time with (or not). This is a small way of caring for yourself and growing into your womanhood.
BECAUSE OF A BLACK WOMAN DEBRAH GILES
Do not put limits on yourself. Who you are and what you believe matters.
BECAUSE OF A BLACK WOMAN SEQUOIA HALL
Precious taught me the importance of lifting up young sisters and the power of mentorship. Precious was my first mentor post-undergrad and she continues to support me over a decade later. Because of Precious, I have developed many young leaders and will continue to do so as I grow in my career…
March 2024 Wellness Resources
As we come off a blissful Black History Month, full of refreshing opportunities to connect with our growing community, we are so present to the unstoppable power of Black women. We’re incredibly grateful to be inspired on the regular by a diverse network of Black women of various professions, generations, interests, and identities. Whether we find commonalities or differences, this vast network helps us tap into a sense of belonging and become more fully ourselves.
BlackFemaleProject Roadmap
BECAUSE OF A BLACK WOMAN TAVITA BASS
“…she always said to me, ‘Make sure you feel it in your body,’ ‘Allow it to get into your body,’ or asked, ‘Can you feel it in your body?’ Although in context she was teaching me the art of dance and hearing drum rhythms, her statements resonated throughout my life on a personal and professional level.”
BECAUSE OF A BLACK WOMAN CHARMAINE MERCER
“She helped me see my inner wisdom and understand that my body is a great source of knowledge. When I am still and listen to my body, I am always clear about what to do next. At the start of each day, I make space to sit quietly and listen to my body.”
dana e. fitchett
The last phrase of our mission–self-defined success–is everything to me. Regardless of the political context or contemporary views, what matters most at the end of the day is self-determination, especially for Black women.
Sheila E. Lewis
Having stepped out of corporate America and created my own path with my two companies for the past 25 years afforded me the chance to look at things very differently. And my sense about being a Black female business owner changed when I had a company where I had employees.