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JULY 2024 Wellness Resources
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JULY 2024 Wellness Resources

BlackFemaleProject emerged organically in response to the pervasive and systemic barriers that Black women face in conventional workplaces. This system was not designed with our well-being in mind. Unless we’re stepping into spaces that were designed by us and for us, there’s a good chance we’ll face circumstances and institutionalized oppressions intended to discourage us and lead us to reconsider our paths. Sometimes, that reconsideration might be just what we need. But what’s crucial is that we’re able to make our own decisions about what we want rather than allowing the system to strip us of our agency and lead us astray.

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JUNE 2024 Wellness Resources
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JUNE 2024 Wellness Resources

As human beings in general—and especially as Black women—we have the gift of endless examples of those who came before us overcoming the most dire of circumstances, guided by faith in something greater than the here and now. We don’t take for granted what it means for our ancestors to have stayed the course through adversity so that we could have the opportunity to live.

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BECAUSE OF A BLACK WOMAN Precious J. Stroud
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BECAUSE OF A BLACK WOMAN Precious J. Stroud

BlackFemaleProject exists because of one particular Black woman, Precious J. Stroud. We’re sharing a very special reflection about the impact she’s had on those of us who have the honor of working alongside her.

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BECAUSE OF A BLACK WOMAN Fern E. Stroud
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BECAUSE OF A BLACK WOMAN Fern E. Stroud

In addition to a remarkable teaching career in the East Bay through pivotal times in our nation’s history, Mrs. Fern E. Stroud raised daughters who went on to carry forward her legacy of service. There would be no BlackFemaleProject without Mrs. Stroud!

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MAY 2024 Wellness Resources
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MAY 2024 Wellness Resources

Many of us experience the feeling of being expected to dim our light in order to fit in or get along. At BlackFemaleProject, we believe that compromising our authenticity in this way is not only a disservice to ourselves, but also to our community and the world around us. Think about an orchestra. It’s the variety and distinctness among the different instruments that creates the beauty, depth, and richness of the music. Imagine what an orchestra full of one instrument or playing only one note would sound like. Harmony is beautiful, and only truly arises from cooperation among difference…

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APRIL 2024 Wellness Resources
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APRIL 2024 Wellness Resources

BlackFemaleProject came to be in response to our Founder’s experience of workplace stress leading to physical sickness. Over the past 10 years, we’ve learned that far too many Black women across industries have similar stories.

Does this strike a chord for you? If so, what are your plans for keeping yourself healthy as you achieve your professional goals? If not, what strategies have worked for you to maintain a sense of balance amidst the demands of life? Like our dear friend Dr. Phyllis Hubbard, we believe that any symptoms or challenges we encounter contain within them information that can help us find more alignment…

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BECAUSE OF A BLACK WOMAN Shirley Strong
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BECAUSE OF A BLACK WOMAN Shirley Strong

My advice for young Black women is try a new thing: hair style, book, place to travel, food, form of movement, friends to spend time with (or not). This is a small way of caring for yourself and growing into your womanhood.

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