Since January 21, 2025, most of us have woken up every day asking, “What did he do today?” What new threat to our democracy has been unleashed?
For many, this daily fear is new. But for Black people, especially Black women, it’s just another chapter in a long story we know too well. We live with targets on our backs, fronts, and foreheads. Nothing about this moment caught us by surprise.
Now here we are, eight months into this nightmare year—and still, in the midst of it all, we are building.
August 2 marked the birthday of James Baldwin, who once said “to be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.” That rage, rooted in truth, still echoes.
August 6 commemorated the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a victory that’s still under renewed attack as courts and politicians chip away at protection. Gerrymandering is the new tool, but the target remains the same: us.
Meanwhile, Black unemployment is rising, and it’s Black women who are bearing the brunt. Over 300,000 Black women have lost jobs in 2025 alone. The unemployment rate for Black Americans overall has returned to the crisis levels we saw at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic..These are the very numbers that infuriated the White House resident so much that he fired Erika McEntarfer, Director of the Bureau of Labor Statistics; for doing her job, telling the truth.
Black women are entering entrepreneurship not from luxury, but from lack. Lack of access, lack of options, and yes, lack of care from the systems we built and maintained.
And yet—we’re still creating, building, and showing up.
While others march, cry, or protest instead of voting, Black folks were out here learning new line dances and building legacies. Because that’s what we do.
August is Black Business Month and Black Philanthropy Month. And despite the data, despite the losses, despite the attempts to erase us-Black women are still rising! It’s still Black August!
At Mom Your Business, we see it every day. We support Black and Brown women entrepreneurs, many of whom are still working full-time while scaling their businesses, running their households, caring for elders, raising children, and leading their communities.
Our mission is clear: Access. Capacity. Capital. We’ve already helped our founders raise over half a million dollars, and we’re just getting started.
So, what do we do now?
We vote and protect our right to do so.
We invest in Black women with more than lip service.
We hold institutions accountable. (See University of Pennsylvania pausing its Sadie M. Alexander Scholarship)
This Black Giving Day, Mom Your Business is celebrating Give 8/28, founded by Ebonie Johnson Cooper at the Young, Black & Giving Back Institute. What began with just over 100 participants has grown into a national movement, raising over $1 million to support Black-led organizations doing frontline work.
On Black Giving Day we’re hosting digital programs and events to amplify and celebrate our founders, donors, and supporters.
Because this isn’t just about today—it’s about building a future we control.
Let’s Be Clear: Black Women Are Not a Trend
We are not a moment.
We are a foundation.
In the midst of it all—we are still building.