A story about identity, belonging, and the freedom to be fully yourself. For nearly 20 years, playwright Crystal Roman has been telling a story she felt was missing. Black Latina the Play was born from Roman’s experience as an actor, when she noticed that Hollywood often struggled to capture the full experience of women who are both Black and Latina. There were stories about Black women. There were stories about Latinas. But there were not enough stories about women who were

For Black women, being strong, dependable, and available for others can sometimes come with an unspoken expectation to simply keep going even when we are tired, overwhelmed, or in need of support ourselves. Writer, Self-Care Strategist, entrepreneur, and founder of NaKeesa Marie Enterprises™, NaKeesa Frazier-Jennings is encouraging Black women to look at self-care differently. Through her writing, workshops, advocacy, and The Self-Care Engineer™ Podcast, Frazier-Jennings prom