Navigating the world of higher education as a Black woman, one thing that is essential is having support and authentic connections.
For the first time ever, Beauty Shop Talks: Black Women’s Belonging On Campus, today, Wednesday, March 26th, modeled after a beauty shop that exactly what Black women on campus aim to do.
“We hope the space evokes the same cultural comforts of the beauty salon – the place historically we can go and let our hair down, be vulnerable, and find respite and care,” wrote Shanell Tyus, Lecturer Department of Human Development, and Child, Adolescent, and Family Studies.
This event features many Black women across campus that all bring different value to the table.
From Natasha Harris, Director of Special Programs & Student Retention Initiatives, Liesha Henderson, Black Women on Campus member, Memory Richmond and Neveah Williams-Cardenas, SANKOFA Scholars, Ciara Stewart, Black Women On Campus Vice President, Tamar Anthony, Coordinator of Black Student Success Center and Angel Cantrell, Guardian Scholars Program and Outreach Specialist.
From discussing topics of academic support, social belonging and wellness, this event aims to provide a space that fosters open conversation, community engagement and generational wisdom.
“Black women often navigate spaces where they’re expected to excel at any cost, even at their own expense – the more conversations we can create around that the more paradigms can shift from viewing Black women’s strengths solely through the lens of how much they can endure, but instead by how brilliantly they navigate what they endure,” wrote Tyus.
