BRAVE SIS PROJECT: LEARNING & LIFESTYLE FOR BIPOC WOMEN & THEIR FRIENDS
Foremothers Celebration * Bold, Inclusive Sisterhood * Authentic Allyship & Leadership development * Building Beloved Community
Founded in 2019, Brave Sis Project centers BIPOC women's history for learning, celebration, and leadership development, anchored in equity.
We uplift Black, Brown, Asian & Indigenous Foremothers and she-roes and connect to opportunities to build and sustain understanding and embrace across difference of race, class, culture, and ethnicity.
We do this through publications, speaking, and workshops — all deriving from history (sistory) lessons and expanding the notion of who and what matters. #inspiration.
NEW BOOK PROJECT!
World Brave Sis: 100 Dreamtime Dialogues with Women Who Led the Way
A follow up/companion to my Nautilus Award-winning book Our Brave Foremothers: Celebrating 100 Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous Women Who Changed the Course of History (Workman/Hachette, 2023).
Through these stories, I am honored to enter into a holy, out-of-this-world dialogue with the essence and voice of these women. They share about their "she-roism" in the contexts and morés of when they lived, but with an eye to the way our world has changed since then (as well as the work still to be done).
CHeck out our course
A unique tool to guide your self-growth: an eleven-module self-paced course entitled Allies, Advocates, Co-Conspirators, Friends, Sisters: A Playbook for Leading, Learning, and Liberation.
In your private space and time, you'll explore the complexities of and possibilities in building authentic collaborations, relationships, and—yes—even friendships across race, culture, ethnicity, and class. Read Press Release
What's new?
Latest Writing!
New Blog Post:
The Morning After, Bitter Pill
When Seeking Equitable Outcomes, Words Matter
Yo, Me, Moi: Mapping a Life Thesis
South Seattle Emerald:
Blowing Bubbles: Don't Know Where We Go From Here, but Here We Be
Dear Progressive White Women: An Updated Love Letter (September 9, 2024)
Friendship in Black, White, and Color: A Women’s History Month Seattle Love Letter: (March, 2023)
NAUTILUS PRIZE AWARDEE!
Our Brave Foremothers is a Nautilus Awards 2024 Silver Award Winner in the Specialty Book Category. Read more about this prestigious international competition here.
SHOP: FUN & FAB FINDS FOR FRIENDS, FANS & FUTURE FOREMOTHERS
Which foremother will you rep today? What message best reflects your own Brave Sis self?
Award-Winning Book: Our Brave Foremothers (Workman/Hachette)
Explore more about the book
Inspired by her own foremothers’ legacies and the friendships formed throughout her life, Rozella Kennedy centers and celebrates the stories of 100 Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women—both household names and little-known—who changed the course of US history. In the beautiful pages of this 2024 Nautilus Award-winning book, discover an intergenerational, intercultural bouquet of Black, Brown, Asian, and Indigenous women lifted into the significance that they deserve.
From Etel Adnan to Mary Jones, Thelma Garcia Buchholdt to Pura Belpré to Zitkála-Šá, here are 100 women of color who left a lasting mark on United States history. The thoughtful profiles and detailed portraits of these women herald their achievements and passions.
Following each entry is a prompt that asks you to connect your life to theirs, an inspiring way to understand their influence and the power of their stories.
Workshops, facilitations, Advisory
I am an author and global social impact thought leader, and I created Brave Sis Project in 2019 to create a venue for discovering and celebrating little-known BIPOC women in US history whose stories can inspire us all.
This is my life's passion, building upon 25+ years’ experience designing, implementing, influencing, and coaching for community and social sector impact across sectors — from fundraising and communications to project design, event management, and people leadership.
This work combines history and storytelling with sensitivity training and equity awareness to design brave spaces for co-creation, reflection, and celebration. These resources help people grow into leadership and collaboration, and something like "sisterhood" that is authentic, empathic, knowing, and sustainable.
Learn more about Brave Sis workshops and convenings for individuals and groups.
Learn about my strategic advisory practice at GoEquitably.com
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