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Grant Recipient This Woman Knows

March 15, 2026

This Woman Knows Awards January/February Microgrant to Fresh Connections Laundry & Learning Center

Fresh Connections Laundry & Learning Center is transforming a once-neglected laundromat into a welcoming community hub for connection and learning. Founded by Nicole Williams, this initiative blends essential services with…

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Grant Recipient This Woman Knows

January 15, 2026

Meet Our Winter 2025 Microgrant and Seed Grant Recipients

This Woman Knows announces the November/December 2025 microgrant and seed grant recipients, recognizing women-led initiatives focused on housing access and youth care, including S&B Homes and Avery’s Helpful Hair Kits.

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This Woman Knows

January 6, 2026

The Case for Curiosity in a World That Trains It Out of Us

After leaving a high-pressure sales job, I began to understand how curiosity gets trained out of us. This reflection explores reclaiming wonder—not for productivity or profit, but for rest, presence,…

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Healthy Living This Woman Knows

January 5, 2026

The Year We Save Ourselves: What Black Women Must Now Claim

Entering 2026 requires more than survival. This reflection invites Black women to reclaim self-sovereignty, choose intention, honor limits, trust inner knowing, and build communities that pour back, reminding us that…

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This Woman Knows

December 4, 2025

From Profit to Neglect: America’s Long Policing of Black Women’s Bodies

Black women’s bodies have always lived at the crossroads of exploitation and neglect. From slavery’s forced reproduction to modern medical dismissal, our pain is ignored, our autonomy violated, and our…

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Grant Recipient This Woman Knows

November 17, 2025

Announcing Our TWK Grant Recipient: Cookout at the Vineyard

This Woman Knows is proud to award its September–October microgrant to Cookout at the Vineyard, founded by Tahlia Suggs. Her work celebrates joy, culture, and representation through a powerful hospitality…

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This Woman Knows

November 11, 2025

What My Momma’s Death Taught Me About Hormones, Healing, and Hope

Three generations of women in my family suffered needlessly because medicine ignored their hormones. I’m changing that story through HRT, GLP-1 therapy, and self-care. This is legacy medicine — love…

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This Woman Knows

September 4, 2025

I’m Audacious as 😶

This Woman Knows is sharing Cris Wright’s candidacy story, originally published on LinkedIn. We celebrate voices that challenge, uplift, and push boundaries. This is not an endorsement but an amplification…

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Grant Recipient This Woman Knows

September 1, 2025

Meet the Visionary Behind C Love Foundation—Our August 2025 TWK Microgrant Recipient

Meet Alysia Joy Powell, founder of C Love Foundation and our August 2025 microgrant winner, awarded during Black Biz Month.

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Side Porch Stories

August 27, 2025

TWKN Network Presents Side Porch Stories: Successful People-ing

In this final Side Porch Stories episode, we celebrate the quiet power of community—how we build, hold, and heal together. For the women who move in softness and strength, this…

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