I believe in BlackFemaleProject because I have a Black daughter, and Black women are held to a completely different standard as soon as they walk into the room.

I have more than 20 years of experience as a leader specializing in strategic communications, storytelling, marketing, government affairs, public policy, and journalism.

Because there aren’t a hell of a lot of people in organizations who are really practicing that and holding up Black women and actually supporting us in the many professions that we are in. That is a lot of the reason why we can exist – because of organizations like BlackFemaleProject.

Black women, in addition to all other women of color, we need spaces where we see other Black women thriving because that is so rare to see. We tend to internalize the white supremacy narrative that we are less than or we can’t succeed. And even when we do succeed, we are told that we are an anomaly.

One of the most important things we can do as business women, no matter what stage we are at in our business, is to uplift each other and become a resource for each other.

I believe in the mission because of the part that talks about your ability to self-define success. Black women in corporate America have achieved some successes, but clearly there are many more things companies can do to create opportunities for Black women and women of color.

I appreciate that there are tools to help me reflect on my own and ask myself questions that I wouldn't have asked otherwise. Those tools became important for my professional and personal evolution.

It’s nice to be connected with other Black women who are in business and who are achieving their goals and their dreams and to be able to support each other without any judgment.

I believe in it because the healing and space that we need to process and simply spaces to be just don't exist for Black women and particularly not in our traditional work spaces, so BlackFemaleProject offers that space.

As a Black woman, I think it’s exceptionally important to hold space for us and our journeys. All too often, we are given the toughest jobs and not affirmed in our success.

BlackFemaleProject highlights who we are as a people and the variations that exist among us. To be able to see that and have it reflected not just to me but also to my kids and my grandkids—it’s just powerful beyond measure.

I believe in the mission because it’s true, and it encompasses a space for everybody. I think for me personally there have been moments in meetings where I don't feel comfortable speaking up, but I know that what other people are speaking into the space is true and resonates with me.