This conversation explores death, anticipatory grief, remembrance, ritual, and the ways Black communities have long cared for one another before, during, and after loss. Together, we will reflect on why speaking openly about death matters and how we honor the lives, stories, and presence of those we have lost.

We will also explore what it means to grieve someone who is still here, the rituals we inherit and create for ourselves, and how remembrance can become an ongoing practice. At the center of the conversation is how we build personal and collective ways of holding people through grief, rather than rushing them out of it.

Meet Our Facilitator:

Darnell Lamont Walker is a death doula, Emmy-nominated writer, and author whose work lives at the intersection of creativity, care, and transition, this conversation explores death, anticipatory grief, remembrance, ritual, and the ways Black communities have long cared for one another before, during, and after loss.

Darnell supports individuals and families in holding love, memory, and connection at the end of life. He also creates stories and spaces that help people of all ages make sense of grief, joy, change, and other big emotions. His writing credits include Karma’s World, Work It Out Wombats!, and Blue’s Clues & You, and he is the author of Never Can Say Goodbyefrom HarperOne.

Drawing from his work across death care, storytelling, and community gathering, Darnell will guide a reflection on why speaking openly about death matters, what it means to grieve someone who is still here, and how we honor the lives and stories of those we have lost. Together, we will explore the rituals we inherit and create, remembrance as an ongoing practice, and how we can hold people through grief rather than rushing them out of it.

At the center of the conversation is the question that guides Darnell’s work: What would it look like to tend to one another well?

This Black Women in Bloom session creates space for reflection on grief, loss, and the many changes we carry. Together, we will slow down, name what has been weighing on us, and explore how grief can show up in our bodies, relationships, identities, and everyday lives.

Through guided reflection and honest conversation, we will make room for what has been lost, what is changing, and what we may need as we continue to heal, grow, and bloom.

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After a significant loss, grief can reorder relationships, routines, identity, and the way we imagine what comes next. This personal conversation explores what it means to learn to live alongside loss, rather than move past it.

Together, we will reflect on the support that truly helps, the care that misses the mark, and the ways people can grieve both together and differently. We will also explore how love, memory, and connection remain present as we carry those we have lost forward with us.

Start your Saturday with movement, connection, and community at the Milford Farmers Market.

The Black Girl Health Collective is hosting a welcoming outdoor Pilates class led by certified Pilates instructor Taylor “Tay” Civilus. Designed for all experience levels, the session will include approachable movements focused on stretching, strengthening, and supporting overall well-being.

Taylor Civilus is a licensed mental health provider, certified Pilates instructor, and founder of Tea Time with Tay, an initiative dedicated to creating wellness experiences that promote women’s health, movement, and overall wellness.

A limited number of Pilates mats will be available, but participants are encouraged to bring their own. Please bring water and wear comfortable clothing that allows you to move.

This event is free and open to all. Registration is pay what you can, with a suggested donation of $10. Your donation helps the Black Girl Health Collective continue bringing accessible community wellness events to Milford.

Date: Saturday, August 15
Time: 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
Location: Milford Farmers Market
Cost: Pay what you can, with a suggested donation of $10

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When the life you imagined no longer feels possible, you may find yourself grieving who you thought you would be and a future no one else can see you lost. Changes in health, relationships, motherhood, career, or identity can create deep emotional and physical shifts that are rarely recognized as grief.

Together, we will name how this grief can surface as anxiety, depression, anger, isolation, or exhaustion. We will also explore what chronic illness and diagnosis can take beyond the body, the difference between adjusting and truly mourning, and how to recognize when more support is needed.

Meet Our Facilitator:

LaVanté N. Dorsey, LCSW, is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, author, and motivational speaker with over a decade of experience in mental health and adolescent and adult empowerment. She is the Founder and CEO of LaVanté N. Dorsey & Associates, a mental health private practice based in Delaware that offers individual, family, and group therapy focused on personal growth, emotional healing, and navigating major life transitions.

Known for her compassionate, relatable approach, LaVanté combines clinical expertise with real-world understanding to help individuals heal from emotional wounds and rebuild their confidence.

She is the author of Crushed After a Breakup, an empowering workbook and guide designed to support readers navigating heartbreak, loss, and the end of a relationship. Drawing on therapist-led tools, guided reflection, and lessons from her own lived experiences, the book provides practical steps for processing grief, breaking unhealthy relationship patterns, and restoring peace and purpose.

Our August Winedown is a chance to slow down, show up as you are, and connect with other women in community. There is no agenda and no pressure, just good conversation, shared space, and an opportunity to unwind together.

Come meet someone new, reconnect with familiar faces, and make a little room for yourself before the month ends.

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This conversation explores pregnancy and infant loss, traumatic birth experiences, postpartum grief, and the emotional weight Black women may carry before, during, and after pregnancy. Together, we will examine how grief can shape identity, relationships, and mental health, including the grief that can exist alongside the joy of welcoming a healthy baby.

The discussion will also consider the losses that often go unnamed, the ways medical settings can support or deepen harm, what families may misunderstand about grief, and what meaningful care from providers, loved ones, and communities can truly look like.

Meet Our Facilitator:

Lucinda Canty, PhD, RN, CNM, FACNM, FAAN & Founder of Lucinda’s House

Dr. Lucinda Canty is a nurse-midwife, researcher, educator, historian, reproductive health justice advocate, artist, poet, and mother with more than 30 years of experience in reproductive and maternal healthcare. Her work centers the lived experiences of Black women and advances compassionate, culturally responsive care through clinical practice, research, education, advocacy, storytelling, and community engagement.

Built to Adapt isn't about becoming an AI expert. It's about staying , informed, grounded and confident in a world that's changing fast.

Join us for a practical conversation about AI, work, and digital confidence designed for Black women navigating career transitions, entrepreneurship, leadership, and everyday life.

Together, we'll explore:
✨ What AI is (and isn't)
✨ How to use AI as a tool, not a replacement
✨ Prompting strategies that actually work
✨ Building confidence in a rapidly changing workplace
✨ Why your lived experience and expertise still matter

Because technology may change the way we work, but it doesn't replace the wisdom, creativity, and insight you already bring to the table.

📅 June 24, 2026
⏰ 1:00 PM ET
💻 Virtual Session

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A monthly peer space for community members navigating perimenopause, menopause, and the seasons in between to connect, find support, build relationships, and learn together.

Stop Applying & Start Positioning

Today's job market requires more than submitting applications. Success often comes from understanding how hiring decisions are made, building meaningful professional connections, and positioning your experience where demand exists.

In this interactive workshop, participants will learn practical strategies to navigate career transitions with greater confidence and intention. We'll explore how to strengthen your visibility, leverage networking and referral opportunities, identify growing industries, and create a focused job search plan that produces results.

Whether you're navigating a layoff, exploring new opportunities, or looking to accelerate your career growth, this session will provide actionable tools you can immediately apply.

Date: June 15, 2026
Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Format: Virtual

Walk away with a clearer strategy, stronger positioning, and a plan for your next career move.’’

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Know Your Rights: Advocating for Yourself in Healthcare

Navigating the healthcare system can feel overwhelming, especially when you're unsure of your rights or how to speak up when something doesn't feel right. Join us for an interactive community workshop designed to help you better understand your rights as a patient, communicate effectively with healthcare providers, and advocate for yourself and your family with confidence.

Led by attorney Zuneera Masood, Esq. and healthcare leader Brittany Williams, MPA, MHA, this session will explore practical tools for asking questions, documenting concerns, navigating challenging healthcare experiences, and recognizing when bias or discrimination may be impacting your care.

Whether you're managing your own health, supporting a loved one, or simply want to feel more empowered in medical settings, you'll leave with information, resources, and strategies to help ensure your voice is heard and respected.

Free and open to the community. Registration is encouraged.

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Join us for a community-centered day of conversation, connection, and care in Downtown Milford.

This experience brings together local voices across women’s health, mental and emotional wellness, and whole-person healing for a morning rooted in learning, reflection, and real dialogue. Through a series of conversations and shared moments, we’ll explore what it means to care for ourselves across every stage of life.

The day will include:

• Conversations on cervical health, preventative care, and navigating available resources
• Dialogue on mental and emotional wellness, confidence, and the whole woman
• A guided movement moment to help us reset and reconnect
• Space to gather, share a meal, and build community

We’ll close out the day with a wellness marketplace featuring local practitioners and organizations offering resources across physical health, hormonal health, mental health, and holistic care, creating an opportunity to connect directly with support in our community.

This is a space to learn, ask questions, and be in community. Come as you are. Bring a friend. Leave with new information, new connections, and a deeper sense of what care can look like for you.

Join us for our Community Crew, Black Women in Bloom’s Sisters in the Pause: Real Talk on Perimenopause & Beyond, where perimenopause and menopause get the real talk they deserve. Facilitated by Nicole W. and Tasha Bee, this is a space to laugh, learn, vent, swap stories, and finally say the things we’ve been side-eyeing in silence.

Come as you are. Bring your questions, your stories, and maybe a fan.

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The Leadership After Disruption Institute is a guided space for Black women navigating career shifts, burnout, layoffs, or reimagining what’s next, and we have 5 sessions left for this half of the program.

This upcoming session, Confidence Restoration, Transferable Skills, and Career Narrative Strategy: You Are Not Starting Over, is about helping you reconnect to your experience and translate it into what’s next. Together, we’ll identify your transferable skills, map your impact across roles and industries, and rebuild confidence through evidence-based reflection.

You’ll leave with greater clarity on your value and a stronger, more grounded way to communicate it.

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What’s been irking you? What’s filling your cup?

Join us on May 13 for The Cure Winedown. Bring your drink of choice, wine, tea, or water, your favorite snackies, and tap in. This is your space to decompress, connect, and be real in community. And yes, there’s room for a little “talk shit” too… Klay Playa, is that you?

Everyone who attends will be entered into a raffle for a book and or a curated swag bag. Come as you are. We’ll hold the space.

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A monthly community space for Black women navigating perimenopause, menopause, and the seasons in between.

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A practical, hands on training to help you recognize, understand, and respond to mental health challenges in your community. Build the skills and confidence to show up, support others, and connect people to care when it matters most.

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Join us for an evening of mocktails, small bites, and open conversation to learn more about cervical health and HPV screenings.

The Black Girl Health Collective, in collaboration with The Dover Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Karrington Healthcare, and the Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. at Delaware State University, invites the community to an evening of conversation, connection, and care.

Pull up for an evening of connection, conversation, and community care. Enjoy mocktails, small bites, and fun activations while learning more about cervical health in a relaxed and welcoming space.

Throughout the evening, attendees will have the opportunity to:

• Learn about cervical health and HPV• Complete a free HPV self-collection screening• Connect with trusted community health partners• Enjoy mocktails and small bites• Participate in fun activations designed to spark conversation and connection

Our goal is simple: to create a space where talking about cervical health feels comfortable, supportive, and rooted in community.

Bring a friend and join us for an evening centered on you.

📅 April 16📍 Early Childhood Innovation Center (formerly Grossley Hall)Delaware State University

Open to the community.

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Overview

An intimate workshop reimagining Black motherhood through healing, truth telling, and collective liberation.

Emancipating Black Motherhood, Part II of the Free Black Motherhood series

Part II continues and deepens the conversation we began together. In this session, we’ll explore how our experiences, stories, and environments continue to shape Black motherhood in real time.

This is an interactive workshop grounded in guided dialogue and reflection. It is a space for honesty, connection, and collective reimagining. Together, we’ll reflect on what we’ve been holding, what we’ve started to question, and what it might look like to move differently. We’ll name what no longer serves us, reclaim what does, and begin imagining new ways of mothering that feel more aligned, supported, and true to us.

You may leave with new language. You will leave with new questions.

How would you mother if you truly believed you were free?

If you’re ready to explore that question in community, we invite you to join us.

Spots are limited.

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They Lost the Wrong One

Career disruption is more than a job change. It can shake how you see yourself and your value.
This session is about coming back to yourself after disruption. We’ll unpack what happened, name what you still carry, and begin rebuilding your professional identity with honesty and strategy. You’ll leave with language for your story, clarity about your strengths, and a renewed sense of direction.

What You’ll Walk Away With

• A reframed career story that positions your job loss as leadership, not failure

• A clear, confident way to explain employment gaps in interviews and networking conversations

• A list of your transferable skills and strengths you can immediately use in your next role or pivot

• A personal narrative statement you can plug into your resume, LinkedIn, or elevator pitch

• A self-trust reset framework to help you move forward without second-guessing yourself

• Language to advocate for your value in professional spaces again

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Black Women in Bloom is a virtual monthly peer space, facilitated by Tasha Bee, is for Black women navigating perimenopause, menopause, and the all the seasons in between to connect, find support, build relationships, and learn together. We’ll also have guest speakers and resources along the way.

If you’ve been craving real community, relationships, and real talk this is the spot.

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There are moments after displacement that no one prepares you for.

After the shock.
After the paperwork.
After the questions about what you are going to do next.

This is where many Black women find themselves.

Rebuilding stability while carrying uncertainty, exhaustion, and decisions that feel too big to navigate alone.

This is not individual failure.
This is what disruption looks like in real life.

We are back.

If you missed the last Displaced: Black Women and Work, this is your opportunity to join us.

Displaced: Black Women and Work — Volumes 3 and 4 continues the conversation for Black women navigating job loss, workplace harm, and economic uncertainty.

This space centers truth telling, collective care, and practical support.

This is not career coaching.
This is not resilience theatre.

This is a place to pause, be seen, and access tools for what comes next.

Date: March 10 and 11
Time: 1:00 to 3:00 PM EST
Location: Virtual
Registration required

You are not alone in this.
You do not have to carry it quietly.

Pull up. Connect. Rest. Heal.

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Let’s say the quiet part loud: We’re too comfortable with mothers dying. 

I’m not just talking about the regular headlines of Black and other women who lose their lives trying to bring new life into the world. (Or the untold number of mothers who had near-death experiences, like me.) I’m also talking about the mothers we expect and encourage to die to themselves to meet the unrealistic, impossible standards of “good motherhood.”

The near-death experience I had giving birth to my oldest child forced me to confront a hard truth: our systems are often more comfortable with Black women’s sacrifice and death than with our healing. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

I am honored to partner with The Black Girl Health Collective to host Free Black Motherhood, Part I on Tuesday, March 3, from 6 to 8 PM ET.

Free Black Motherhood (FMB) is the journey—coined by me, motherhood scholar, award-winning storyteller, and coach Ambreia Meadows-Fernandez—that encourages Black mothers to prioritize the same freedom for themselves that they want for their children. 

This session introduces my living, developing framework.

As we gather, we will explore the historical, cultural, and theoretical narratives that shape Black motherhood and examine the expectations placed on us through racism and patriarchy. We’ll connect through guided dialogue and reflection and explore what we hold that no longer serves us as we reclaim motherhood on our own terms.

This is not a lecture—though you will hopefully learn a lil somethin’. It is a space for truth-telling, connection, reimagining, and asking ourselves, “How would I mother if I knew I was free (to create your experience without rules or limitations.”

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February 2026

Collective Motion is an 8-week virtual strength training experience rooted in accessibility, care, and community. Led by Nique of Redefining Wellness, the program focuses on functional strength, mobility, and body awareness with options for all fitness levels. This is about moving together, building strength over time, and staying connected to your body. No pressure. No perfection.

Who it’s for: Anyone seeking a supportive, non-judgmental movement practice. Beginners, returners, and experienced participants are all welcome. No prior strength training required.

Details:
8 weeks • Virtual on Zoom
Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 6:30 PM ET
Recordings available for missed sessions

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Get ready to mix, mingle, and share ideas at the Our Collective Futures NSEC conference mixer - where sex-ed meets community building!

This event is not open to the public. Registration is limited to NSEC 2026 attendees and will be cross-referenced with conference registration.

Seeds of Collective Futures is a mixer for registered attendees of the 2026 National Sex Ed Conference.

Hosted by The Black Girl Health Collective, this gathering creates space for NSEC participants to pause, connect, and reflect beyond formal conference sessions. This evening invites sex educators, advocates, clinicians, researchers, and community organizers to exhale, build relationships across sectors, and reconnect with the deeper purpose of this work.

Through guided table reflections and a visioning panel, participants are invited to consider what we are planting now and the futures those seeds make possible.

Small bites will be provided. Wine and beverages available for purchase. Come as you are, stay as long as you can, and be in community together.

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Black Women In Bloom is a monthly peer space for community members navigating perimenopause, menopause, and the seasons in between to connect, find support, build relationships, and learn together.

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Bring your favorite wine , a charcuterie board , or just yourself. Let's vibe together with music , good energy and real convos

Searching for a safe space to vibe, reflect, have fun, and chat about ALL the things? ✨💬

Want to connect, build adult friendships, and find community? ❤️‍🔥🤝

We're holding space for all the things...

Join us for The Cure: Wine Down on Wednesday, Feb. 11th at 6:00pm ET 💛🎉

Bring your favorite wine 🍷, a charcuterie board 🧀🥖, or just yourself. Let's vibe together with music 🎶, good energy 🌟, and real conversations. 💕🔥

💡 Save the date 📅, and we’ll see you there! 🎉✨

#bghc #bghcthecure #thecure #welistenwedontjudge

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There are layoffs and displacements from the workforce that make headlines. And then there are the ones you were never supposed to notice.

Since early 2025, more than 600,000 Black women have been quietly pushed out of work through layoffs, retaliation, burnout, and forced exits while the economy is still being called stable.

This is not individual failure.
This is structural harm.

Displaced: Black Women and Work is a 2 day virtual retreat created for Black women navigating job loss, workplace harm, and economic uncertainty. This space centers truth telling, collective care, and practical support.

This is not career coaching.
This is not resilience theater.

This is a place to pause, be seen, and access tools for what comes next.

🗓 January 20–21 from 1:00pm-3:00pm
📍 Virtual
🎟 Registration required

You are not alone in this. And you do not have to carry it quietly. Pull Up. Connect. Rest. Heal.

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Wellness Wednesday

Midweek pause.
Intentional breath.
Time to reset.

Join The Black Girl Health Collective LIVE for Reset Wednesdays, a grounding yoga and guided meditation session with Jara designed to help you slow down, reconnect, and reset your nervous system.

📍 Live
🕛 12:00 PM ET
📅 December 17

This space is for Black women who need a moment of care in the middle of everything else.

Set your reminder and meet us on Instagram @blackgirlhealthcollective.

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Community is medicine.
On December 9, we’re gathering in a virtual Sister Circle to reconnect, breathe, and learn together as we talk about HPV and cervical cancer screening in a space made for us.

This isn’t just information. It’s companionship, story sharing, and collective support. It’s a reminder that we don’t walk through our health journeys alone. When we come together, we create safety, courage, and clarity for one another.

If you’ve been craving a warm circle, a place to ask real questions, or a moment to pour back into yourself with community, this space is for you.

Dec 9 at 7 PM
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