<p data-start="756" data-end="913"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino;">April marks Black Women’s History Month, and this series was created to honor the full, lived experiences of Black women in a way that often gets overlooked. This series centers Black women support stories told in their own words.</span></p> <p data-start="915" data-end="1136"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino;">The <strong data-start="919" data-end="988">26 Black Women: What Strength Took. What Support Could Have Given</strong> storytelling series centers real conversations with Black women about the realities behind being “strong” and the kind of support that was missing.</span></p> <p data-start="1138" data-end="1285"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino;">Each episode creates space for Black women to speak in their own words, not just about what they’ve been through, but about who they are beyond it.</span></p> <p data-start="1287" data-end="1395"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino;">This trailer introduces the intention behind the series and what listeners can expect over the next 26 days.</span></p> <p data-start="1397" data-end="1529"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino;">If you’ve ever questioned what support for Black women really looks like in everyday life, this series was created with you in mind.</span></p> <hr /> <p><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino;"><strong data-start="2044" data-end="2071">About Shades of Strong®</strong></span><br data-start="2071" data-end="2074" /><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino;">Shades of Strong® is a space where Black women come to breathe, reflect, and reclaim strength without the struggle. Support Pauses are short, soulful reminders that you don’t have to carry it all alone. New episodes drop every weekday.</span></p> <hr /> <h3><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Resources to Support You:</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><a href="https://forms.gle/VsfFMjNjMt6eVLJp7"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino; color: #ff7300;">Black Women Storytelling Series</span></a></strong></span></li> <li><a href="https://shadesofstrong.com/support-sessions/"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: #ff7300;">Schedule a 1:1 Support Session</span></strong></span></a></li> <li><span style="color: #ff7300;"><span style="color: #ff7300;"><strong><a style="color: #ff7300;" href="https://shadesofstrong.myflodesk.com/supportlanguageguide"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino;">Get the Guide: &#8220;You Know Your Support Language™—Now What?&#8221;</span></a></strong></span></span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino;"><span style="color: #ff7300;"><a style="color: #ff7300;" href="https://shadesofstrong.com/supportlanguages/" rel="noopener"><strong>Take the Support Language™ Quiz</strong>. </a></span><span style="color: #000000;">and learn how you <em data-start="834" data-end="844">actually</em> receive support best.</span></span></span></li> <li><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;"><a style="color: #ff7300;" href="https://shadesofstrong.myflodesk.com/theporch">Get Support Right in Your Inbox</a>: </span></strong><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;">Gentle words, real-life reflection, and soft reminders </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;">every week  </span></span></li> <li><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt; color: #ff7300;"><a style="color: #ff7300;" href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sistahs-connect-radio/id6758016687">Download Sistah&#8217;s Connect Radio in the Apple Store</a></span></strong></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;"><strong><span style="color: #ff7300;"><a style="color: #ff7300;" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.live365.sistahsconnectradio&#38;hl=en_US">Download Sistah&#8217;s Connect Radion in Google Play</a></span></strong></span></li> </ul> <hr /> <p><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino; font-size: 12pt;">Let’s Stay Connected:</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino;">Subscribe to <em data-start="1763" data-end="1781">Shades of Strong</em> on Apple Podcasts or your favorite platform</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino;"> Share this episode with a sista who’s tired of being the strong one</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino;">Leave a review if the episode spoke to your spirit — it helps more Black women find this space</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino;">Submit your questions to [email protected]</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino;">Follow Shades of Strong on <strong><span style="color: #ff7300;"><a style="color: #ff7300;" href="https://www.instagram.com/shadesofstrong/">Instagram</a> </span></strong>for daily reflections on what it means to be suppoted</span></li> <li><strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino; color: #ff7300;"><a style="color: #ff7300;" href="https://shadesofstrong.com/">www.shadesofstrong.com</a></span></strong></li> </ul> <div class="xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a"> <div dir="auto"> <hr /> <p><em><span style="font-family: Georgia, Palatino;">Shirl Hubbard is the creator of Support Languages™ and host of Shades of Strong® — a movement shifting the narrative from Strong Black Woman to Supported Black Woman™ through language, rest, and real support.</span></em></p> <hr /> <p><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://player.blubrry.com/getnakedlive/playlist/?episodes=5#mode-Light&#38;border=000000&#38;progress-000000" width="100%" height="415px" frameborder="0"></iframe></p> </div> </div>