‘Everything that you need is already in you’: Supporting young women of color through the Sisterhood Initiative

Rashida Love, director of the Sisterhood Initiative, and Joe Lott, associate professor of Educational Foundations, Leadership & Policy and founding director of the Brotherhood Initiative, as well as the Sisterhood Initiative and Brotherhood Initiative programs, are highlighted in an article by UW News titled “‘Everything that you need is already in you’: Supporting young women of color through the Sisterhood Initiative.” The article highlights how this year is the first year of the Sisterhood Initiative, which is a cohort-based program of weekly seminars, regular support groups, guest speakers and activities and is designed to support 30 to 40 young women a year, allowing each class to become mentors to the one entering after it. It also highlights how the success of the Brotherhood Initiative helped lead to the created of the Sisterhood Initiative.