BlackFemaleProject has been in reflection and celebration mode in our 10th anniversary year! One major way we’re living into our anniversary theme, Because of a Black Woman, is with events curated and presented by many of the Black women who’ve supported our work over the years.

In this installment of Staying Connected, we focus on the entrepreneurship of Black women. The creative innovation and self-sustaining ambition of Black women goes way back in history and has recently gained more mainstream recognition and investment. But we know that Black women deserve endless praise (and that it is always the right time to invest in Black women!).

This month, we invite you to reflect on the ways love is present in your life through self, nature, and relationships, and to deepen your connection to work that makes you feel free.

As a storytelling project, we understand that we’re part of a tradition our ancestors have sustained for generations. Our Teacher Truth project carries forward a long legacy of leveraging data and storytelling to improve educational experiences for Black people.

At its core, BlackFemaleProject is about supporting Black women to be

This month, we are lifting up the words of Ashley James, the first Black curator at the Guggenheim in New York. As we know, all workplaces benefit from the presence, perspective, and wisdom of Black women.

BlackFemaleProject is following in the footsteps of so many Black woman leaders who came before us. The words of radical educator Septima Poinsette Clark resonate with our priority of inquiring and listening to people in order to learn.

We’ve been blessed to spend much of Black History Month digging into our new initiative, Teacher Truth: A BlackFemaleProject Production. Teacher Truth is an industry-specific story collection project focused on Black educators.