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Empowered and inspired after attending an incredible women's leadership breakfast this morning. Surrounded by dynamic and accomplished women, I took away valuable insights on leadership, resilience, and lifting each other up. Grateful for moments like these! Here's to embracing our strengths, supporting one another, and making a positive impact in our spheres of influence. 💪🙌 #womenleaders #Empowerment #LeadershipJourney What do you want to leave behind?

Investing in Black Women Leaders With the Dream Capital They Need: We all benefit when our most transformative change agents are given the time and resources necessary to dream big.

“Society has greatly benefited from the achievements of Black women in social progress—and yet, Black women have not. In today’s America, it is estimated that Black women lose$964,400 in earnings over the course of a 40-year career due to the wage gap. Yet Black women remain committed, supporting causes with their time, actions, and even capital, as they give 25 percent more of their wealth compared to white donors. The history of Black women’s enslavement in systems and cultures, including philanthropy today, continues to be prevalent as Black women face systemic racial biases in funding practices. For one example, according to Ms Foundation research, organizations focused specifically on Black women and girls, which are almost always led by Black women, were the beneficiaries of a tiny four percent of the $356 million earmarked by foundations for women and girls of color in 2017.”

Wondering about who to nominate? Learn more about two past UMKC Women's Council board members who were given this honor in 2023 in this blog I put together. Through this piece, I enjoyed learning about how far we have come and the women who led us here: https://lnkd.in/g6KQieYk #womensupportingwomen #nonprofit #blogarticle #blog #blogger

Meet Our New Fellows: Aarey Wooten, Founder of Bgirly Lipsauce. Bgirly Lipsauce is an empowerment-driven cosmetic brand founded by Black women, committed to celebrating diversity and uniqueness. Learn more about all 21 founders in the Future Founders Fellowship Cohort 10 here: bit.ly/fellowshipcohort10

In the heart of our economy, Black Women stand as an unshakeable backbone. Fueling our progress with their indomitable strength, trailblazing courage, and visionary leadership, they build the world we thrive in today. This Women's History Month, SoFlo Black Pages takes immense pride in honoring all Black-Owned Women Businesses. We passionately urge everyone to actively bolster, endorse, and empower them as a celebration of their remarkable contribution to our society. Transform your support into their success. Elevate our economy by supporting Black-Owned Women Businesses today! Businesses and urges everyone to support them. #BlackOwnedWomenBusinesses #WomenHistoryMonth #blackowned #blackownedbusinesses #supportblackbusinesses #supportourcommunity #sofloblackpages #shopblackownedbusinesses

This year marks the third year of our One Million Black Women initiative, which has now reached 300,000 women through strategic capital investments. Recently, we celebrated the graduation of our fifth One Million Black Women: Black in Business cohort — a powerful group of women who are scaling their businesses, growing revenues, and creating jobs. See the impact: https://click.gs.com/tyg8

If you’re feeling some kinda way.. that is saying something about what you really believe is true. And you should examine that… closely. Internalized racism is something you need to root out— like a cancer. You have to keep digging and digging until you see how deep it truly goes. We as a society want women HUMBLE— WHY? WHY do women have to be small? And then why do black women have to be SMALLER? And MORE HUMBLE? Why do we think this is how it should BE? And how do we change this? Lift your voice— be actionable.

Check out this article on our experience in Cannes with #cannesforall , thanks to lollipop mentoring CIC and LBBonline - Little Black Book