The Uneven Playing Field: Black Women and the Call to Leadership

When you truly recognize how rigged society’s systems are, it forces you to reevaluate everything. The disparities in power, access, and opportunity are not accidental—they are by design. As we navigate 2025, a time of rapid revelation and shifting paradigms, more truths are coming to light. One of the most glaring is how the race for status and influence has never been fair. Unqualified individuals continue to hoard power, resources, and opportunities, despite lacking the competence or integrity to justify their positions. This reality makes me question: What does life look like beyond these oppressive structures? What kind of world could exist if we weren’t confined by these artificial limitations?

As someone committed to ethical business practices, it’s disheartening to see how rarely integrity and fairness exist in corporate spaces today. This observation leads to an even more pressing question: What if the dominant way of conducting business—the white, patriarchal model—has been fundamentally flawed all along? White men are often praised as "great businessmen," yet when we examine the industries they dominate—finance, tech, politics, media—we see rampant corruption, exploitation, and systemic failure. If their leadership is so effective, why are these institutions crumbling under the weight of greed and malpractice?

This isn’t just an abstract critique; it’s a lived reality, particularly for Black women and girls. We bear the brunt of these broken systems. From sudden job losses to being pushed out of workplaces under fabricated pretenses, nearly every Black woman has either experienced this or knows someone who has. The pattern is too consistent to ignore. But what if this exclusion isn’t just systemic bias—what if it’s also a spiritual redirection? What if the universe is forcing Black women out of oppressive spaces to step into their true destinies as leaders, creators, and owners?

I don’t believe every Black woman is meant to be an entrepreneur, but I do believe that if she isn’t building her own enterprise, she is meant to occupy spaces of significant influence—whether in executive leadership, policymaking, or community stewardship. In my own journey, I’ve seen how traditional workplaces often demand more from Black women than just labor; they require navigating the insecurities of others—white women threatened by our competence, white men resistant to our authority, and even other Black people who have assimilated into oppressive structures. The emotional toll is exhausting, and frankly, I’m no longer interested in fighting for a seat at their table. Instead, I’m committed to building new tables—systems that prioritize the empowerment, safety, and advancement of Black women and girls in ways that have never been done before.

This is our time. Black women and girls will no longer accept the short end of the stick. We are claiming our rightful place—not as marginalized participants, but as central figures in shaping the future. The world has exploited our labor, creativity, and resilience for centuries. Now, it’s time for restitution. We deserve power, ownership, and respect—not as gifts handed down by oppressive systems, but as what we’ve rightfully earned.

The shift is already happening. More Black women are launching businesses, leading movements, and rejecting the idea that we must conform to survive. We are realizing that our exclusion from corrupt institutions isn’t a failure—it’s liberation. And as we step into our true roles as architects of a new world, one thing is certain: the future will be unrecognizable to those who benefited from the old one.

The era of begging for inclusion is over. The era of building our own—and thriving—has begun.