BRWN GRLZ Collective

09/30/2025

🕯️💛 From Postpartum Struggles to Purpose: How Candle-Making Sparked Healing

In this heartfelt conversation, Twanica Hazel, founder of Manzi Lux, shares how creating aromatherapy candles helped her cope with postpartum depression, rediscover herself, and build a business rooted in wellness.

✨ We talk about:
• Postpartum depression awareness & coping strategies
• The power of creative outlets in healing
• Self-care practices for mental well-being

Her story is a reminder that light can come from even our darkest moments — and that self-care can ignite new passions. 🕯️🌿

🎥 Watch now & join the conversation about mental wellness and self-care. https://youtu.be/l-fZT3iyuOY

09/24/2025

✨📚 Book Club is Back! 📚✨
You voted, and the community has spoken — our next read is Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi! 🗡🔥🌊

Get ready to dive into a powerful world of magic, courage, and rebellion as we journey through Orïsha together. This story will spark conversations you won’t want to miss!

📅 We’re LIVE October 20th
Bring your thoughts, your questions, and your favorite quotes — let’s make this discussion one for the books. 💬🖤

09/17/2025

09/15/2025

📚✨ It’s Community Picks Time! ✨📚
The wheel has spoken — for our next BrwnGrlz Book Club read, YOU get to decide! Each host picked a book, and now it’s time for the community to vote for which one we’ll read together. 🖤

Here are your options:

1️⃣ An Unkindness of Ghosts by Rivers Solomon
A stunning, genre-bending sci-fi novel set aboard a generation ship structured like the antebellum South. Aster, a brilliant outsider, uncovers buried truths about the ship’s leadership and her own past.

2️⃣ Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
An epic West African–inspired fantasy where Zélie Adebola fights to restore magic to the kingdom of Orïsha while confronting powerful enemies and discovering her own strength.

3️⃣ By Any Means: The Protector by Aseera
A gripping contemporary thriller about loyalty, survival, and redemption as a protector faces impossible choices to shield the ones they love.

🗳️ How to vote: Comment below with the title of the book you’re most excited to read! We’ll announce the two finalists on Wednesday and reveal the winning book on Friday.

Let’s read, learn, and grow together. 💫

07/13/2025

🌟 Who We Are
BrwnGrlz Collective is a nonprofit empowering Black female entrepreneurs and uplifting our community.

📚 What We Do
• Monthly Book Club (2nd Mon @ 8 PM EST)
• Interviews w/ Black female entrepreneurs & changemakers
• Community events & partnerships

💌 Connect: [email protected]
🌐 Visit: brwngrlzcollective.org

06/11/2025

📚✨ Brwngrlz Book Club is back!
Join us Monday, July 14th at 8 PM EST as we dive into “Take Your Seat at the Table” by Anthony O’Neal — a bold guide to owning your choices and aligning your life with your purpose, values, and vision.

This month, we’re pulling up with intention — ready to lead in our careers, finances, health, relationships, and more. No more sidelines. It’s your time to take your seat. 🪑💬💕

📖 Streaming on YouTube + all podcast platforms
🗓️ Mark your calendar
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06/10/2025

Brwngrlz Collective: Community, Culture & Conversations with Founder of SheroScrubs SaMonia D. Mason

In this inspiring episode of The Collective Experience, brought to you by the BrwnGriz Collective, we sit down with SaMonia Mason, founder of Shero Scrubs-a trailblazing brand reimagining how women in healthcare show up for themselves with comfort, confidence, and style.

SaMonia shares her journey from nurse to entrepreneur, the passion behind her mission to empower women on the frontlines, and how Shero Scrubs is redefining what it means to be a healthcare hero. Her story is one of purpose, perseverance, and powerful impact.

NOW AVAILABLE ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL 💕💕💕 https://youtu.be/JZi_1BMLsh8?si=1LEZh3qofJ-mfoOX

so tap in to hear how SaMonia is building legacy, breaking barriers, and showing other women how to do the same.

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06/02/2025

🍭 CANDY LICKER GOING LIVE! 🍭
Book Club fam, it’s time to tap in! We’re going live next Monday at 8 PM to dive deep into Candy Licker by Noire—and trust us, this one gets WILD real quick! 😮‍💨🔥

Let’s talk plot twists, street love, and all the drama Candy Raye Montana brings to the table.
Got thoughts? Bring ‘em. Got questions? Ask ‘em.
Got tea? Spill it. ☕️💋

📚 Brwngrlz Book Club
🗓 Monday | ⏰ 8 PM EST
📍Live on Facebook, YouTube & IG

Don’t miss it. See you there.

05/20/2025

So why is Facebook deleting lives again??

05/19/2025

Brwngrlz Book Club Pick: Candy Licker by Noire

In light of recent events surrounding Diddy and Cassie, we’re delving into a narrative that echoes the complexities of power, control, and survival.

Join us on June 9th as we explore Candy Licker by Noire—a raw and unflinching tale of a young woman’s pursuit of stardom amidst the perils of the street life.

Synopsis:
She wanted to be a hip-hop star, but the streets got in the way.
Nineteen-year-old Candy Raye Montana, an ex-drug runner, dreams of making it big in the music industry. But as she navigates the treacherous path to fame, she confronts the harsh realities of exploitation and abuse.

Let’s discuss the intersections of ambition, vulnerability, and resilience.
Grab your copy and prepare for a conversation that resonates with the headlines of today.

📚 Brwngrlz Book Club
🗓️ June 9th | 8 PM EST
📍 Streaming on YouTube, CTR Media Network & FB Live