Black Women
Rising.

When systems fail, community becomes the infrastructure.

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Black Women Rising is a community referral network focusing on creating opportunities, referrals, networking and encouragement among Black women impacted by layoffs.

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Building Community in Crisis

Black women professionals have faced one of the sharpest unemployment spikes in recent years, reaching 7.8%, a decline not seen in other demographic groups.

As layoffs swept through industries, hundreds of thousands of Black women found themselves navigating a job market that was already biased against them, now made even harder.

Black Women Rising exists because community is what makes the impossible survivable.

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Resource and Partnership Opportunities

Black Women Rising welcomes partners who want to authentically support Black women professionals, whether through hosting workshops, providing career resources, recruiting talent, or sponsoring community growth.

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