Find Your Tribe.
Grow Your Network.
Navigate the City.
Have Fun.
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Sheena Collier
Sheena Collier is a super-connector, convener, and planner with over 15 years of experience in community organizing, partnership building, strategic event planning, and program development. As Founder and CEO of The Collier Connection (TCC), she designs innovative diversity, equity, & inclusion initiatives and events to help companies engage employees, customers, & suppliers of color.
In 2020, Sheena founded Boston While Black (BWB), the first membership network for Boston-based Black professionals, entrepreneurs, and students who are seeking connection and community. Through programs, events, and a digital community, BWB connects Black people who are active in their local neighborhoods, working at the most innovative companies, building the businesses of the future, attending the area’s universities, and shaping the culture of the region. Boston While Black is creating a city where Black people want to live and work because they have the spaces, tools, and relationships to find their tribe, grow their network, navigate the city, and have fun.
Sherrell Dorsey
Sherrell Dorsey is the founder and CEO of The Plug—a digital news and insights platform covering the Black innovation economy. Her work has been featured in VICE, The Washington Post, Seattle Times, The Information, and more. Sherrell has been a contributing writer for notable publications like Columbia Journalism Review, Fast Company, Black Enterprise, and others. In 2018, she was named an inspiring woman in tech by CNet, and most creative people in business by AdWeek in 2021.
Prior to launching The Plug, Dorsey served as a marketing manager for companies like Uber and Google Fiber. She holds a Master's degree in data journalism from Columbia University.
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Oompa
Boston Rapper named one of NPR’s 2020 Slingshot Artists to Watch. Her engaging, interactive performing style won her the Boston Music Award for Live Act of the Year in 2019, following her 2018 Unsigned Artist of the Year victory among an unprecedented 12 total nominations. Her latest album, Unbothered was released independently in October 2021.
Amanda Shea
Amanda Shea is a multidisciplinary artist & educator focused in poetry, public speaking, healing & liberation throughout Boston. She has performed spoken word poetry at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Museum of Fine Arts and the Institute of Contemporary Art, hosted the Boston Art & Music Soul Festival & the Arts Equity Summit. Shea was recently named one of WBUR The Artery's Top 25 artists transforming the cultural landscape.
DJ WhySham
Dorchester native, the visionary behind ‘The Social Justice Trap Movement' and the creator of 'Boston Got Next,' an entertainment resource for artists and local community residents. She was recently nominated for the 2021 New England Music Awards ‘Producer of the Year’ and is a 3x ‘DJ of the Year’ Boston Music Award Nominee.
Courtney Leonard
Experienced Assistant Program Director & on-air talent with a demonstrated history of working in the broadcast media industry. Strong media and communication professional skilled in small business and nonprofit organizations. Youth advocate and community activist inspired by career opportunities that have social impact and meaning. Visionary.
