The media often paints the picture of Black female leaders as being invincible superwomen who possess magical qualities or are naturally gifted–but is this a dangerous stereotype? 

According to Wema Hoover’s article in Fast Company, “This assigned impermeability has a significant impact on her mental, physical, and emotional health.”

No matter how successful, courageous, resilient, or heroic a person may be, they still deserve empathy, freedom to make mistakes, to take a mental health day, relax when needed and be seen and valued as a real human being. 

“People expect Black women to be strong. We’re invincible. We’re magical, majestic, something other . . . Why can’t we just be human?” – Taraji P. Henson, Actress and Academy Award winner. 

See how Wema debunks the myth of ‘Black girl magic” and advocates for mental wellness in her article featured in Fast Company.