The Hella Community

A digital platform for professionals committed to racial justice

What you get from The Hella Community:

High level coaching, expert instruction, and radical thought leadership from entrepreneurs, creators, and transformational facilitators who live and breathe the work of anti-racism every single day. As Black women and Non-Black women of color, we have the courage and imagination to do things differently. Collectively, we have decades of experience in organizational development, diversity/equity/inclusion, business as a force for good, and marketing communications.
Access to online courses and content to deepen our learning and apply it directly to our organizations
Daily prompts designed to turn the learning into action
Live member meetings via Zoom where we get to be together in real time…
- Monthly Members Meeting - to learn together and share what we are working on
- Hella Office Hours - group coaching calls where you come with questions and leave with answers
- Start the Week Live - Each Monday, Hella Founder + CEO, Lynn Johnsons, leads a moment of mindfulness, inspiration, and announcement to help guide the week ahead
Invitations to special events (virtual for now, IRL eventually) that are so pleasurable, healing, and fulfilling you won’t be able to stand it
Access to a community bulletin board where you can share your events, job openings, and other news relevant to The Hella Community
Opportunities and guidance to help you collab with other members of the Community on cool projects
Practical advice + tools (both from your Hella hosts as well as other members of the community) that help you move your projects forward as you intentionally integrate new, more equitable systems and processes into your work
Collective action prompts where we post challenges, updates, information and education to encourage us to galvanize our influence in order to raise money, advocate for policies, elect candidates, and collaborate on communications campaigns to raise awareness for issues of racial justice.

“What I get from *The Hella Community*…

…is the confidence and courage to continue building an inclusive space for clients, friends, and partners. Every time I log in or join a live meeting I am able to connect with folks and get insight that I can use with my business and community. I highly recommend *The Hella Community* for anyone looking to build a more equitable and inclusive community or business, and for those looking to make an impact on racial inequality.”
- Eric Rodriguez, Certified Financial Planner
Founder, Wealthbuilders LLC

What we do together:

**Engage in deep, real talk, meaningful discussions about race** (and other intersecting identities) that center the stories and experiences of Black, Indigenous, and non-Black people of color
**Learn how to notice, name, and dismantle the systems of structural racism** **and white supremacy** that have historically impacted and continue to impact our culture and organizations…basically...all the stuff we should have been taught in school…but weren’t…
**Practice the skills of being anti-racist** in our personal and professional lives
**Collaborate on hella dope projects and campaigns** designed to advocate for racial justice and amplify your story as an anti-racist brand
**Share knowledge, tools, tips, and resources** for using our platforms to advocate for racial justice at scale
Call each other in, hold each other accountable, and **cheer each other on**

Why we are a multiracial community

We are very intentionally creating this space for folks of all races who are committed to racial justice to come together for support, shared learning, and accountability. We are doing this because we believe that we can actually dismantle the systems of structural racism and white supremacy marginalize, exclude, exploit, and harm Black, Indigenous, and Non-Black People of Color (NBPOC). We believe that it takes all of us to make this happen. We believe that these systems don’t just harm Black, Indigenous, and NBPOC. We believe that these systems have deeply impacted our entire planet in ways that threatened all of humanity and our living relations.

At the same time, we are fully aware of the fact that we are all on different points along the Racial Justice Spectrum. Those of us who identify with the most marginalized groups have likely spent our whole lives noticing, naming, navigating, and attempting to heal from the effects of these harmful systems. Those of us who identify with the most dominant groups have had the privilege of seeing their stories and experiences reflected back to them as they navigate these same systems. They may just be beginning to notice the harm that has been caused and to explore their role in working towards justice.