News 12 New Jersey: Women's History Month: Thousands join online community for Black women in New Jersey

One woman's search for sisterhood online has brought thousands of women together in New Jersey.

Last year, Shanique Taliaferro said she was searching for an online community of Black women in New Jersey who she could form authentic connections with. But after searching Facebook for a group and coming up with nothing, she said she decided to start one herself.

"I wanted to create a community where we could come together and laugh and share in our struggles, support each other's businesses,” Taliaferro said. "It's OK for us to put those superwoman capes down and be authentically ourselves, and I wanted to create something so we could actually do that. Sometimes we are so caught up with all our other roles, we don't even allow ourselves self-care time or social time."

March 11th, 2024 by Karlina Gerry

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