The Rules of Engagement: A Sistah's Guide to Navigating Corporate America

Life has never been easy for African American women in America…

Despite our academic success in college, it does not get easier once we join the workforce.

Yet, we graduate believing if we work hard, we will reap the rewards of our efforts and will excel. We go in not understanding that there are two sets of rules in play: Rules for Us and Rules for Them. So, we stumble, lose ground, and find ourselves questioning, doubting--exhausted trying to play a game we don't understand.

After years of being gaslighted, discriminated against, and denied access, Black professional women decided enough was enough. Smart, intelligent, and armed with the power of our sisterhood, we decided to take on this systemic institutionalized racist culture, prevalent in corporate America, and share with upcoming generations those things that we ourselves were never privy to: The Rules of Engagement.

Our hope is that finally, young Black women will be able to go into corporate America understanding the unwritten rules and expectations that level the playing field.

If you know where the landmines are hidden, can accept the parameters of the game and can strategically map out a plan, perhaps you can thrive. Or, you can make an informed decision not to play the game at all.

Either way, this guide provides the next generation of Black professional women with guidance, support, and sisterly love to help powerfully map their own course.

You’re not going into the battle alone, your sistahs have got your back!