by drjeanneporterking | Oct 27, 2021 | Black Women, Women's Leadership
“You’ve got to know that you know that you know.” That was my Granny’s way of saying that each of us must be sure of what we know about ourselves and our experiences. That way of knowing reinforces that no one can make us doubt that which we have firsthand...
by drjeanneporterking | Apr 21, 2021 | Black Women, Women's Leadership
In February, Catalyst Inc shared research that highlights the state of Women of Color in the workplace. Following is a summary of findings from their report that focuses on Black women. In 2019 Black women comprised 12.9% of total of women in the US...
by drjeanneporterking | Oct 30, 2020 | Anti-racism, Black Women, Race
“Black women and Black men are fatigued.” So writes Mary-Frances Winters, CEO and President of the Winters Group and author of the recently published book, Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit. She has put into words what so many of us have...
by drjeanneporterking | Oct 14, 2020 | Black Women, violence against Black women
by Dr Heather Sanders In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness month, Dr. Heather Sanders is providing our followers with insight into the distinct dynamics of domestic violence, or intimate partner violence, in Black communities. Last week she shared the different...
by drjeanneporterking | Oct 7, 2020 | Anti-racism, Black Women, violence against Black women
By Dr. Heather Sanders This topic is so massive, layered, overwhelming––met with racial, historical, intersectional intricacies, it is difficult to know where to rightfully break-in. Nonetheless, this is where I will begin. First, it is important to establish this...
by drjeanneporterking | Sep 25, 2020 | Anti-racism, Black Women, Women's Leadership
Today I declare that Black women’s lives matter. I don’t understand how a young woman could be killed in her own home and no one be at fault. I don’t understand laws that could be interpreted in such a way that leave no one to be held accountable for her...
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