Five Star Women of Color, Inc
Building the Woman Within
Empowering Black Women
Overcoming Barriers to Build Wealth & Opportunity
Black women in the United States are 40% less likely to be homeowners, often need to travel 5-10 miles to receive beauty products that suit their needs, face multiple racial and gendered systemic barriers to pursue higher education all of which undermines their financial stability, with Black women owning just 1 cent for every dollar of wealth owned by white families.
At Five Star Women of Color, we tackle each of these issues head-on by creating programs and workshops that empower Black women in the DMV area with tools to promote their Nourishing. As a Black woman led organization, we believe that this empowerment is done by providing support in five stars:
EDUCATION
We invest in greater learning for Black women
FINANCIAL STABILITY
We provide resources for money management.
HOME OWNERSHIP
We help Black women gain tools for building interactional wealth.
SOPHISTICATION & CULTURE
We expose Black women to a diversity of cultural ideas.
ATTRACTIVE APPEARANCE
We contribute Black women's health and emotional health by attending to their self-care.
Building Generational Impact
By cultivating these five stars we know we aren't just contributing to the Nourishing of Black women, but to the Nourishing of their families, communities, and even the nation since Black women contribute 1.6 trillion to our economy annually.
What we have seen is that through this work Black women within our network have, on average, been able to purchase homes in 4-5 years and gain 1-2 degrees through participating in our program. This is why, annually, we serve over 100 number of women through our programming, ensuring that the ripple effects of this work continue to grow.
So join us in helping cultivate the Nourishing of Black communities and the nation writ large by supporting the empowerment of Five Star Black Women.
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No matter how you choose to accompany us, we are grateful for your support.