Black Women For Wellness

Black Women For Wellness Black Women for Wellness started as sisterfriends with the Birthing Project in Los Angeles in 1997. Financial Contributors to BWW are tax deductible.

Black Women for Wellness is committed to healing, educating, inspiring, and supporting Black women, so we may tap our personal power to enhance and improve our health and well being. We began as a group of women concerned about the health and well-being of our babies.As grandmothers, mothers, aunties, daughters, and sisterfriends, we found we had no choice but to take on the plethora of health issues Black women encounter. As a non-profit, Black Women for Wellness is able to seek funding and accept donations to support our programs. BWW is a nonprofit corporation under Section 501 (c) (3) Revenue Code.

Our Beauty Justice community closed out the year the best way we know how…together. 💜Our Holiday Party & Salon Session M...
01/10/2026

Our Beauty Justice community closed out the year the best way we know how…together. 💜

Our Holiday Party & Salon Session Mixer was a space for reflection, joy, and celebration, honoring the advocates, creatives, organizers, chemists, influencers, and community members who continue to move this work forward. At the heart of Beauty Justice is our commitment to protecting the health and well-being of Black women and girls by addressing inequities in the beauty industry, from harmful chemical exposures to access to safer information and choices.

Thank you to everyone who joined us to celebrate how far we’ve come and as we look ahead, the conversations continue.

Join us for our first Conversations with a Chemist of the year on Monday, January 12, featuring licensed esthetician Cheryl Cotton. Together, we’ll break down the science behind popular skincare trends and what they really mean for your skin as we kick off the year with knowledge, care, and community.

We hope to see you there! ✨🤍

Last month, Black Women for Wellness was honored to join the Office of Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, Charles R. Drew Uni...
01/08/2026

Last month, Black Women for Wellness was honored to join the Office of Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell, Charles R. Drew University’s Black Maternal Health Center of Excellence, Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE), and our community partners for the Maternal Health Forum & Family Support Resource Fair at Charles R. Drew University.

Together, we created a space rooted in connection, learning, and care to uplift new and expecting parents, caregivers, and the village that surrounds them.

Thank you to every parent, ally, and caregiver who showed up. Your presence brings us closer to a future where all mothers, parents, and babies can thrive. Maternal health is community health. 💜

This Friday, join Sisters @ Eight for our Community Breakfast Forum as we remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through fi...
01/07/2026

This Friday, join Sisters @ Eight for our Community Breakfast Forum as we remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through film and conversation.

We’ll view a film and reflect on Dr. King’s legacy of fighting for justice and equity, followed by a community dialogue on where we were, where we are, and where we are headed.

Come gather, reflect, and engage in meaningful conversation with community.

Join us for this Beauty Justice workshop created for community leaders committed to wellness, self-love, and solutions r...
01/06/2026

Join us for this Beauty Justice workshop created for community leaders committed to wellness, self-love, and solutions rooted in justice.

We’ll explore the health risks of skin lightening products, the social and cultural impacts of colorism, and safer, empowering, culturally grounded alternatives. The workshop will also share practical strategies for community education and outreach that you can bring back to your own community.

Participants who complete the workshop will receive a certificate of completion and become a Beauty Justice Ambassador, equipped to foster healthier, more affirming conversations about beauty, self-love, and wellness.

We’re so grateful for this beautiful partnership between Black Women for Wellness and the hip hop duo Flyana Boss. In ce...
01/06/2026

We’re so grateful for this beautiful partnership between Black Women for Wellness and the hip hop duo Flyana Boss. In celebration of their single Icicle, our community showed up…from scooping limited-edition ice cream with our friends at All Chill Ice Cream in Leimert Park to rocking custom press-on nails from Clique on Melrose.

Because of your support, a portion of the proceeds from this collaboration will go directly toward our work uplifting the health and wellness of Black women and families. Thank you to everyone who treated themselves and helped make this partnership meaningful.

Community care looks good on us. 💜

Join Black Women for Wellness for our first Conversations with a Chemist of the year! 🧪 On January 12, 2026, from 6PM–7P...
01/05/2026

Join Black Women for Wellness for our first Conversations with a Chemist of the year! 🧪 On January 12, 2026, from 6PM–7PM, we’ll be chatting with Cheryl Cotton, licensed esthetician, acne specialist, and founder of Soulé Skincare & A.C.N.E. Solutions Corrective Skincare, as she breaks down the science behind popular skincare trends and what they really mean for your skin.

The conversation will be moderated by Neasha Schuler, creative strategist and visual artist crafting immersive experiences across design, storytelling, and textile art. Don’t miss out—register at the link in our bio and get ready for a deep dive into skincare that’s all about “breaking down ingredients and building up wellness”.

SkinCareTips HealthySkin SelfCareSunday SkinEducation AcneCare

Happy New Year!! ✨ Sharing joy from our Holiday Party and carrying that same energy into what’s next! As we step into th...
01/01/2026

Happy New Year!! ✨ Sharing joy from our Holiday Party and carrying that same energy into what’s next!

As we step into the year ahead, we’re feeling deeply grateful… for the community, the care, the laughter, and the way we continue to show up for one another. None of this work happens without you, and we’re thankful to be doing it together.

Here’s to more joy, more connection, and more collective care in the year ahead. 💜

Happy New Year and Happy Kwanzaa! ✨ Today, we conclude Kwanzaa with Imani, which represents Faith and the belief in our ...
01/01/2026

Happy New Year and Happy Kwanzaa! ✨ Today, we conclude Kwanzaa with Imani, which represents Faith and the belief in our people and our collective future.

At Black Women for Wellness and our sister organization Black Women for Wellness Action Project (BWWAP), faith shows up through our policy work. We imagine the world we deserve and we work together to make it real through advocacy, accountability and community power.

Our policy work is one way we turn belief into action. Grounded in the lived experiences of Black women and families, we work to transform systems that harm us and advance policies that protect our bodies, our dignity, and our right to thrive.

Through BWWAP, we advocate for legislation that addresses implicit bias in healthcare, expands access to community-based doulas and midwives, protects abortion and reproductive healthcare, ends the surveillance and criminalization of Black women, girls, and birthing people, and advances environmental and economic justice. We also remain deeply engaged after policies pass, working to ensure implementation, accountability, and enforcement so that laws create real change in our communities.

Our policy agenda is shaped by community voices, research, and organizing. We assess gaps in existing laws, identify emerging threats rooted in reproductive oppression, and mobilize collective power to move decision makers toward justice.

This work requires faith... faith in our people, faith in our ability to reimagine what is possible, and faith that sustained advocacy can and does change lives.

✨ Member Spotlight ✨We’re in the final stretch of our Power in Our Hands campaign and we’re still working to welcome 100...
01/01/2026

✨ Member Spotlight ✨

We’re in the final stretch of our Power in Our Hands campaign and we’re still working to welcome 100 new members before the year wraps up. And yes… there’s still time 🫶🏾

Being a Black Women for Wellness member means being part of a community that really shows up for Black women and girls. For $75, you’re not just donating—you’re joining the work. From birth justice and beauty justice to food access, environmental health, civic engagement, and policy advocacy, this is about collective care and real impact.

The deadline is December 31.
If you’ve been thinking “I’ll do it later,” this is your little nudge ✨

Join us at the link in our bio.
Because when Black women thrive, everybody feels it 💜

Happy Kwanzaa! ✨ Today we honor Kuumba, which represents Creativity, the responsibility to leave our community more beau...
01/01/2026

Happy Kwanzaa! ✨ Today we honor Kuumba, which represents Creativity, the responsibility to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.

Dod you know that Black women are overexposed and under-protected in the world of beauty?

Black Women for Wellness’ Beauty Justice program is dedicated to protecting the health and well-being of Black women and girls by addressing systemic inequities in the beauty industry. We advocate for regulating harmful chemicals in beauty products, educating our community about the risks associated with toxic exposures, and empowering individuals to make informed hair, makeup and beauty product choices. Through collaboration, policy change, and awareness campaigns, we strive to create a safer, more equitable beauty industry that respects and prioritizes the health of Black women and their families.

This also includes our Keep In Touch initiative, which is dedicated to inspiring Black women to embrace and prioritize the health of their breasts. For two decades, this program has fostered open discussions and meaningful conversations centered on breast health, education, early detection, and empowerment by creating a legacy of awareness and community support for Black Women.

Kuumba calls us to be creative not only in expression, but in how we care for one another. Through Beauty Justice and Keep In Touch, we are building a future that is safer, more informed, and more life-giving for Black women and girls.

Happy Kwanzaa! ✨ Today we honor Kuumba, which represents Creativity, the responsibility to leave our community more beau...
12/31/2025

Happy Kwanzaa! ✨ Today we honor Kuumba, which represents Creativity, the responsibility to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.

Dod you know that Black women are overexposed and under-protected in the world of beauty?

Black Women for Wellness’ Beauty Justice program is dedicated to protecting the health and well-being of Black women and girls by addressing systemic inequities in the beauty industry. We advocate for regulating harmful chemicals in beauty products, educating our community about the risks associated with toxic exposures, and empowering individuals to make informed hair, makeup and beauty product choices. Through collaboration, policy change, and awareness campaigns, we strive to create a safer, more equitable beauty industry that respects and prioritizes the health of Black women and their families.

This also includes our Keep In Touch initiative, which is dedicated to inspiring Black women to embrace and prioritize the health of their breasts. For two decades, this program has fostered open discussions and meaningful conversations centered on breast health, education, early detection, and empowerment by creating a legacy of awareness and community support for Black Women.

Kuumba calls us to be creative not only in expression, but in how we care for one another. Through Beauty Justice and Keep In Touch, we are building a future that is safer, more informed, and more life-giving for Black women and girls.

Today we celebrate Nia, which represents Purpose, the commitment to build, defend and uplift our community and its futur...
12/30/2025

Today we celebrate Nia, which represents Purpose, the commitment to build, defend and uplift our community and its future.

Sisters @ Eight brings purpose to life through monthly gatherings that center dialogue, education and action on the issues impacting Black communities. These spaces remind us that healing happens when we come together with intention.

Sisters@Eight is a community forum that brings hot topics as well as major health and wellness issues to the forefront for public conversation. Nia is a reminder that purpose guides us and community sustains us.

Address

4340 11th Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
90008

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 6pm
Tuesday 10am - 7pm
Wednesday 10am - 7pm
Thursday 10am - 7pm
Friday 10am - 6pm

Telephone

+13232905955

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Black Women For Wellness posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Practice

Send a message to Black Women For Wellness:

Share

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn
Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share via Email
Share on WhatsApp Share on Instagram Share on Telegram