The Black Women’s Economic Liberation Summit
On Being an Access Point for Economic Mobility: An Interview with Kim R. Ford
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Kim R. Ford, president and CEO of Martha’s Table, a nonprofit that supports Washingtonians by supporting strong children, strong families, and strong communities. Ford is the first Black woman to lead the human services organization...
On Advancing Opportunity for All By Centering Black, Brown, Low-Income, and Rural People: An Interview with Taifa Smith Butler
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Taifa Smith Butler, incoming president of Demos, a progressive think tank aimed at creating a just, inclusive multiracial democracy and economy. Butler currently serves as CEO of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) where...
On Telling and Documenting the Stories of Our Communities: An Interview with Desi P. Shelton
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Desi P. Shelton, founder and artistic director of the Camden Repertory Theater. Shelton’s plays include I Killed My Baby’s Daddy, For Sale!, Stilettos, Stacks, Sisterhood, P@$$y 4 $ale!, and more. She received her MFA in theater from...
On Making a Difference Through Food: An Interview with Jamie Hunt
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Jamie Hunt, celebrity chef. I talked to her about her mission to use food to make a difference and her recent partnership with the Boys & Girls Club of Newark, New Jersey. Why did you become a chef? Both of my parents were...
On Reconstructing Our Racist Tax Code and Building Black Wealth: An Interview with Dorothy Brown
Our BlackHer Shero of the week is Dorothy A. Brown, Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Law at Emory University School of Law and an advocate for economic and social justice. Her new book, The Whiteness of Wealth: How the Tax System Impoverishes Black Americans - and How...
ON HELPING PEOPLE CONNECT TO THE BEAUTY AND BREADTH OF BLACK-LED ORGANIZATIONS: AN INTERVIEW WITH STEPHANIE ELLIS-SMITH
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Stephanie Ellis-Smith, CEO and Principal of Phila Engaged Giving. Ellis-Smith is a philanthropic advisor. She is also a co-founder of Give Blck, a marketplace to elevate Black organizations in the United States and advance racial...
On Creating Liberation and Justice by Centering New Stories and Storytellers: An Interview with Mia Birdsong
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Mia Birdsong, pathfinder, activist, and storyteller. Birdsong is the author of the new book, How We Show Up. Her TED Talk, “The Story We Tell About Poverty Isn’t True,” has garnered nearly two million views to date. Mia, it’s so...
On Changing the Narrative and the Narrators: An Interview with Autumn McDonald
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Autumn McDonald, a senior fellow and head of New America CA —the largest hub of New America— focused on issues of economic and racial equity, income, and the changing nature of work. Before joining New America, McDonald led women's...
On Working With Black Women and Girls to Change the Systems in Our Lives: An Interview with Cassandra Welchlin
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Cassandra Welchlin, executive director of the Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable. In 2014, Welchlin co-founded the Mississippi Women’s Economic Security Initiative to build a women's agenda for Mississippi centered on race, gender,...