Six Black Women Leaders Carving Spaces For Their Communities
Before we wrap up Black history Month, we wanted to give flowers to some of the inspiring group leaders who are building positive, impactful spaces for the Black community to thrive on and offline. From dismantling the stigma attached to mental health for Black women, to creating a safe support system for BIPOC working in the gaming industry, these activists are harnessing the power of social media to elevate the scale of their missions for positive change and social impact.
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Justice on Hold? Examining the Fani Willis Scandal and Why It Matters for Black Women (and Everyone)
The Fani Willis scandal raises critical questions about justice, race, and power. Join us as we delve beyond the headlines to understand the impact, demand accountability, and continue the fight for a fair system for all. #FaniWillis #BlackWomenLead #JusticeMatters #FierceMillennial #CultureBuzz
A Look Beyond the Headlines at the Allegations Against Atlanta’s District Attorney
The recent allegations against Atlanta District Attorney Fani Willis have sent shockwaves through the city and beyond. While the legal process unfolds, it’s crucial to examine the situation with nuance and understand why it resonates deeply, particularly for Black women.
Willis, the first Black woman to hold this…
Women & Politics: Black Leadership with Rasheeda Creighton
Women & Politics: Black Leadership with Rasheeda Creighton
On Today’s show we are rebroadcasting our we talk with local community leader: Rasheeda Creighton.
An experienced corporate executive turned entrepreneur, Rasheeda Creighton has always taken the road less traveled. In 2020, after a successful 15 year career at a Fortune 100 company, Rasheeda harnessed her skills and passions into a convergence of business ventures that all work towards a…
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✊🏿👏🏿🏆❤ #ArtIsAWeapon Thank you @ciciadams /@people for the coverage about this year's @breakthroughtv #ActivistImpact award winners! I am honored to work with the @officialmuterkelly co-founders @suiteladyoro @kenyette_tish, and to know these other brilliant and powerful Black women activists @afrolez @afroboricua3, @kalimahthelocmama and @_queenleesh! Thank you @taranajaneen for your deep love and leadership! Read the full story: https://people.com/human-interest/me-too-movement-heroes-black-women-breakthrough ____________________ 📷 1: From left: Kalimah Johnson, Kenyette Barnes, Oronike Odeleye and Moi; 📷 2: From left: Kenyette Barnes, Sohini Bhattacharya, Aishah Shahida Simmons, Oronike Odeleye, Kalimah Johnson, Luz Marquez Benbow, Aleesha Barlow, Tynesha McHarris, and Darnell Moore [@mooredarnell] __________________ Reposted from @afrolez - Thank you, @ciciadams_ , for your wonderful @people magazine. Thank you, again and again, @breakthroughtv , (@mooredarnell and Sohini Bhattacharya) for honoring my sister-comrades in the struggle @afroboricua3, @kalimahthelocmama, @_queenleesh, @suiteladyoro, @kenyette_tish, and me with the 2019 Activist Impact Award. * * * “None of this work happens in a vacuum, it doesn’t happen by ourselves,” Aishah Shahidah Simmons, a filmmaker, writer and educator, tells PEOPLE. “ * To recognize us collectively was just very powerful for me and important because we do this work collectively,” said Simmons, who directed and produced the award-winning NO! The Rape Documentary and recently launched #LoveWITHAccountability, a project focused on addressing child sex abuse. * * “We’re in this moment because of a momentum of work by so many,” she added. “It’s powerful to be honored.” * #BreakthroughInspiration #MuteRKelly #MeToo #EndSexAbuse #EndSexualViolence #EndChildSexAbuse #EndRapeCulture #TellSomebody #IAmNegra #SASHACenter #BlackWomenLeaders #BlackWomenActivists #AfroLatinxActivists #BelieveBlackWomen #TraScapades #ImInPeopleMagazineYall #ArtIsAWeapon (at The Pierre, A Taj Hotel, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxxtGT6hX1Z/?igshid=8o1ayc86u13b