Support these Black Women!
Highlighting 3 incredible Black women who have impacted me this year.
Here are three Black women who deserve your support and we sprint (!) to the end of the year. And because some folks don’t have money to spend, one of these will simply require the support of your attention.
Nia’s “Known” Kickstarter Campaign
About Nia and Known: Nia Darville Stokes-Hicks is disrupting the diversity and inclusion landscape with her innovative card game, Known. The game aims to gamify connection and promote a sense of belonging by facilitating meaningful conversations. Known is a versatile tool that can be used at networking events, family gatherings, first dates, or game nights. It consists of three phases, each with progressively deeper prompts that enrich personal and professional relationships.
Known is more than just a card game; it's the first step towards creating a multi-sensory platform that helps individuals leverage others' stories to build the lives they want. For more information about Known, or to be a part of the Kickstarter Campaign, click here.
Dani’s “Heart on Fire” Book
Illustrator, speaker, and entrepreneur Danielle Coke Balfour, founder of Oh Happy Dani, is a visionary voice in the female leadership arena.
In her debut book, A Heart on Fire: 100 Meditations on Loving Your Neighbors Well, Danielle Coke Balfour guides readers through the Ten Pillars of a Life of Good Work, explaining that a life of good work is both conscious and intentional. Dani explores ideas of justice, empathy, hope, community, love, consistency, awareness, creativity, honesty, and redemption.
For me, this book couldn’t have come at a better time. It is easy to feel powerless as profound suffering multiplies around the world. With thoughtful meditations and practical to-do’s, A Heart on Fire will inspire you to evaluate your life and make meaningful change in the world around you.
Heather’s very timely Conversations about Faith
One of my biggest frustrations with Christianity — specifically white evangelical Christianity — is that it has been wholly captured by right-wing extremist who weaponize faith to push destructive political agendas. I’m looking at you, Mike Johnson.
Heather’s podcast is a refreshing counterbalance to those forces. She is having phenomenal on-ramp conversations about Christianity and culture that I think move people to a deeper understanding of their faith outside of right-wing paradigms. Heather’s recent conversation with Karen Swallow Prior introduced me to an interesting side of this conversation. Consider supporting by giving her show a listen!
As always, I am grateful that you are here, my friend!
Peace.