Sistas Rebuilding Sisterhood: When Black Women Lead (May 2026)

When Black Women Lead, the Harassment Gets Louder is a 90-minute virtual conversation within the Sistas Rebuilding Sisterhood series, hosted by Conversations in Color and facilitated by Lana Reid.

Across professional, community, and public spaces, Black women often discover that stepping into leadership does not quiet scrutiny — it amplifies it. Increased visibility can bring heightened criticism, tone policing, isolation, and hostility, even when competence and integrity are clear.

This May 2026 conversation invites intergenerational Black women to examine the patterns that emerge when Black women lead, and to reflect on the personal and collective costs of navigating power in spaces that are not always prepared to receive our authority.

Together, participants will explore:

• How visibility changes the nature of feedback and scrutiny

• The difference between accountability and harassment

• Why confidence is often reframed as aggression

• Generational experiences with leadership and pushback

• The emotional and psychological cost of being constantly evaluated

Rather than encouraging retreat or over-adaptation, this conversation centers clarity, self-trust, and sustainability — asking how Black women can lead fully without shrinking, self-silencing, or internalizing hostility.

This session is part of Sistas Rebuilding Sisterhood, a monthly virtual gathering for intergenerational Black women committed to honest dialogue, reflection, and mutual support.

Facilitated by Lana Reid, founder of Conversations in Color and creator and host of The Male Perspective, this session creates space to name shared experiences, exchange wisdom, and strengthen collective resilience in leadership.