Each week Dr. Kristian speaks with Black women artisans who to share their stories and their products with the very people they created them for – Black women. Our mission is to connect Black women to the tools, resources, knowledge, and products they need to lead happier and healthier lives.
One of the goals of the BLK + GRN podcast is to provide other women whether business owners or consumers with support, love, and encouragement. Tune into this episode to hear Dr. Henderson’s reason why she started BLK + GRN and more about her wellness journey.
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Teni Adewumi has spent the last six years advocating for and educating black women on the hidden dangers found in the ingredients of personal care products. Using her background in industrial hygiene, health sciences, and as a PhD candidate at the University of California, Los Angeles, Teni is at the grassroots level working to find better solutions to limit the negative health impact of cosmetic products predominantly used by women of color.
There will likely come a time when the only person who believes in the true worth of your business is you. That’s what happened to entrepreneur Kim Lewis. Kim and her husband, Tim, owners of the natural hair care product line, CurlMix, knew their company’s worth going into the popular business reality TV show, “Shark Tank.” So when they were offered a fraction of what they knew their business was worth, they declined the offer.
Some things should be sacred, like our home spaces, our rituals, and the things we feed our bodies. Christina Arenas, one of our artisans and creator of Blue Sage Eco Boutique, works to cultivate body-friendly, hand-poured, soy wax candles that are affordable and easily accessible to everyone who desires to live a healthier, more intentional lifestyle.
There isn’t a lot of regulation for what goes into mainstream personal care products and how they’re labeled, so it’s really important to know there are people who are in our corner and producing products that will not only benefit us, but help us thrive.
Dr. Crystal Jones decided to be the change that was needed in healthcare, religion, and wellness. She redirected the focus of her practice of chiropractic, reiki, energy medicine, yoga and birth and death doula work towards cultivating experiential learning with individuals and companies that have interest in shifting the spaces that were initially created to “heal broken people” into spaces that evoke conscious conversations, advocacy and boundaries.
Shontay Lundy is the owner and creator of Black Girl Sunscreen. She loves to be outside. She often hikes practices yoga and walks her bulldog on the beach. Unfortunately, she couldn’t find a sunscreen that would protect her from the sun without cramping her style. Like many women with dark skin tones, applying sunscreen meant dealing with the white residue left behind by traditional products—and it wasn’t a good look.
