Deep South Center for Environmental Justice Inc. (DSCEJ Inc.)
Let Black Women Be...
Let Black Women Be is a cultural intervention that centers Black women's lived experiences and narrative change to advance workplace equity that benefits all women.
Black women's leadership is shaped by intergenerational inequities that normalize overwork, invisible labor, caregiving burden, and burnout while limiting advancement and well-being. This cultural intervention is anchored by The Heirloom podcast, leadership labs, and a national social marketing campaign. By centering Black women, who face the most compounded barriers, the initiative documents intergenerational sacrifice, translates lived experience into leadership education, and reshapes workplace culture in ways that expand equity, belonging, and freedom for all women.
Primary Barrier
Narrow Narratives
Location
Louisiana
Solution Region
West South Central
Community Type
Urban
