The Sisterhood
Our Focus
- Mental Health
Acknowledging and prioritizing mental health within the African American women community is crucial for fostering resilience, empowerment, and overall holistic well-being. By creating safe spaces for open dialogue, culturally competent mental health resources, and dismantling stigmas, we can contribute to a more supportive environment where African American women can access the care and support they need to thrive mentally, emotionally, and physically. Prioritizing mental health within this community is not only an essential step towards individual well-being but also a powerful stride towards building a more equitable and inclusive society.
- Emotional Health
Emotional health plays a pivotal role in overall well-being, influencing one's ability to cope with life's challenges, maintain healthy relationships, and achieve personal and professional goals. For African American women, who may face intersectional pressures, embracing emotional well-being becomes a powerful tool for resilience. Cultivating emotional health involves promoting self-awareness, self-care practices, and providing access to mental health resources that are culturally competent and sensitive to the unique experiences of African American women.
- Spiritual Health
Prioritizing spiritual health for African American women involves creating spaces that honor diverse beliefs, encouraging self-reflection, and providing resources that support their unique spiritual journeys. By acknowledging the importance of spiritual well-being, we contribute to the holistic health of African American women, recognizing the interplay of mind, body, and spirit in achieving overall wellness. Embracing and celebrating spiritual health is an essential step toward fostering a resilient and empowered community.
- Financial Health
Financial health provides African American women with the tools to create a secure future, make independent choices, and build generational wealth. By focusing on financial literacy, career development, and strategic financial planning, women can gain control over their economic destinies and overcome systemic barriers. Empowering African American women in financial matters contributes to community upliftment, as financially stable individuals can serve as catalysts for positive change within their families and neighborhoods.
- Physical Health
Regular exercise, a balanced diet, and preventive healthcare not only contribute to maintaining a healthy weight but also play a crucial role in preventing and managing chronic diseases prevalent in the community. Physical wellness is a key component of self-care, offering stress relief, improved mood, and increased energy levels, which are particularly important in navigating the daily challenges and responsibilities often shouldered by African American women.
- Nutritional
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IATW MOVEMENT PROGRAMS
The Conversation Series
FEBRUARY Relationship Series
Enrichment for an abundant life and love. This weekly conversation series will explore the keys to successful relationships from married couples to satisfied singles.
Join Twyler Jenkins and Guests Every Friday at 4:30pm for our Conversation Series!
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Golf Outing
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The IATW Movement Restore Awards
The IATW Movement Restore Awards is an award ceremony dedicated to woman restoring and healing our community. These women have made significant impacts in areas of health and wellness, technology, politics, activism, as well as art and media.
Cassandra Cummings is the founder of The Stocks & Stilettos Society, an online community of more than 100,000 women investors. In the past few years, she has inspired women worldwide to invest more than $25MM in assets through her guidance.
Corporate Profile: Valerie’s corporate career spans over 40 years in Sales with leading technology firms such as IBM, Oracle, and CDW Corporation. Her last position before retirement was Director, Supplier Diversity, at CDW Corporation with goals to drive more spending toward minority and female-owned businesses.
Marguerite Mariama is an acclaimed artist, activist, educator – and noted speaker on issues related to the arts and personal and collective transformation. Black cultural pride and nationalism during the ‘60’s and ‘70’s gave rise to artists such as Dr. Mariama, who used their craft to affirm Black culture as a tool for Black ‘upliftment’. These “cultural workers” launched the Black Arts Movement – where social justice, history, cultural consciousness, the arts, and education intersected.
Dr. Karen Lindsey
Highly dedicated, compassionate, patient and positive medical professional with more than 15 years of diverse leadership experience as a physician and executive with significant accomplishments serving in underserved and underrepresented communities. Co-founder of Family Christian Health Center, which now serves over 18,000 patients and provides over 60,000 patient visits per year. Considerable experience in project planning, clinic management, coaching, staff development and training. Strengths include the ability to communicate with decision makers to effectively accomplish goals, creative problem solver and self starter. Additionally, considerable experience as a consultant and motivational speaker, promoting community empowerment through Health Education.
Dee is an entrepreneurial leader who leverages strategic and analytical thinking to find innovative solutions that scale businesses. The common thread throughout her career is the ability to drive growth by integrating a deep understanding of customers, operations and untapped opportunities. She is lauded for creating value, developing talent as a strategic asset and driving social impact. Drawing on her varied experience in food & beverage, retail, consumer products, advertising and banking, in 1995, she founded Robinson Hill, Inc. a concessions management firm specializing in retail and restaurants at airports and other non-traditional venues. Dee scaled operations while forging successful joint ventures and partnerships that now encompass over 60+ airport restaurants and retail stores. Brands and partnerships include Hudson Group, Frontera Grill, Ben & Jerry’s, Farmer’s Fridge, Potbelly and Lettuce Us Entertain You. As a former casino and video gambling industry regulator, she has deep expertise in compliance and governance.
Dancer | Choreographer | Educational Consultant | Registered Yoga Teacher & Yoga Therapist (E-RYT 200, RYT-500, C-IAYT, YACEP).
Michelle McKinney Hammond is the president of MMH Ministries. She is the Best-selling Author of over 40 books, selling over 2 million copies worldwide. A popular International Speaker, Vocalist, Relationship Expert, Change Agent, Lifestyle Coach NLP and EFT practitioner.