StartHERfive

Your StartHERFive crew sits down and talks holiday traditions, family no-nos, and seasonal favorites!

Theme song credit: Hip Hop Christmas by Twin Musicom (twinmusicom.org)

If you don't mind me asking... how old are you? A question, or microaggression at that, many black women receive especially in the workplace. S5 sits down with a real, deep, and entertaining conversation around ageism.

Our first resource is Forbes. Check out this article written by Sheila Callaham that discusses how or a Black or Brown woman, ageism creates a triple threat for potential bias and discrimination. She breaks down how these threats impact us specifically in a quick two minute read. DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION section of Forbes.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheilacallaham/2022/10/31/age-race-and-gender-create-a-triple-threat-of-workplace-bias/?sh=53330d7c5c43

Our second resource for this week is an article published in the business section from the Washington Post. The article is called: For Black workers, age discrimination strikes twice. It discusses a new research study conducted by Texas A&M that suggests that for black workers, age discrimination is highest for the youngest, falls in middle age, and rises once more as workers near retirement.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/05/14/age-discrimination-black-workers/

17 Black Mental-Health and Wellness Resources to Follow on Instagram

https://www.vogue.com/article/black-mental-health-wellness-instagram-accounts

Just because this season we focused on a couple of heavy topics that impact us black women on the daily basis, we wanted to wrap things up with a reminder to take care ladies! In this article called 17 Black Mental-Health and Wellness Resources to Follow on Instagram, Vogue highlights a list of 17 different black individuals and their platforms that are continuously fostering community and providing resources to assist us in actually taking time to take care of ourselves.

We have all cleared our minds, carried notes, and cleaned our homes to her music. She is the Queen of HipHop/RnB and is showing us why we should all wake up saying... Good Morning Gorgeous. Kayla and Sable and StartHERFive sit down and talk about what we can all learn from Mary J Blige's glow up.

Tribe, welcome to our newest addition to the podcast - mini episodes that we like to call our "Half Court" episodes! This week, catch up with Kayla and Nishia as they breakdown their reaction to Summer Walker's newest album, Still Over It!

Tap in with us, Tribe! In our last episode of Season 2, we talk about Women's History Month, Tribe Tuesdays, gas prices and share thoughts on Brittney Griner, Kim K, and ultimately what success looks like to us.