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Ashley Puryear • December 16, 2025

One Million Black Women: Why This Initiative Matters for Our Future


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At Girl Boss Energy, our mission has always been clear:
to empower women—especially Black women—to become the best versions of themselves, own their dreams, and create lives rooted in confidence, independence, and purpose.

That’s why the One Million Black Women initiative deserves our attention, our awareness, and our support.

What Is One Million Black Women?

One Million Black Women is a long-term commitment launched by Goldman Sachs with a bold goal:
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to invest in the lives of one million Black women by 2030.

The initiative focuses on addressing opportunity gaps that have historically limited Black women’s access to resources—not because of lack of talent or ambition, but because of lack of access.

This effort centers on areas proven to create generational impact:

  • Business growth & entrepreneurship
  • Education and job readiness
  • Healthcare and wellness
  • Housing and financial stability
  • Wealth building and economic mobility

In short, it’s about creating systems where Black women can thrive, not just survive.

Why This Matters for Black Women

Black women are one of the most entrepreneurial groups in the world.
We build businesses, raise families, lead communities, and create culture—often while navigating systemic barriers that make the journey harder than it needs to be.

Yet despite our impact:

  • We are often underfunded
  • Undervalued
  • And overlooked when it comes to investment and opportunity

Initiatives like One Million Black Women matter because they acknowledge a truth we already know:
investing in Black women multiplies impact.

When Black women have access to education, capital, and support:

  • Families become more stable
  • Communities become stronger
  • Businesses grow
  • Futures expand

This isn’t charity.
This is
strategy.

What This Means for Girl Boss Energy Women

At Girl Boss Energy, we speak to women who are:

  • Building businesses
  • Rebuilding their confidence
  • Starting over after hard seasons
  • Leveling up mentally, spiritually, and financially

The One Million Black Women initiative aligns with our core belief:


Black women deserve access to rooms, resources, and results.

Whether you’re a mompreneur, a career woman, a student, or a woman rediscovering herself—this initiative represents possibility.

It’s a reminder that:

  • Your goals are valid
  • Your dreams are worthy of investment
  • Your growth is necessary, not optional

Awareness Is Power

Spreading awareness matters because many opportunities go unused simply because people don’t know they exist.

Awareness leads to:

  • Education
  • Preparation
  • Participation
  • Advocacy

Even if an initiative doesn’t directly serve you today, knowing about it equips you to:

  • Share resources with others
  • Seek similar opportunities
  • Advocate for yourself
  • Think bigger about what’s possible

The Bigger Picture: Becoming, Not Chasing

At Girl Boss Energy, we don’t believe in chasing validation or permission.
We believe in
becoming—becoming confident, capable, prepared, and positioned.

Initiatives like One Million Black Women reinforce this truth:
Black women are not asking for handouts.
We are building legacies.

And legacies require:

  • Access
  • Knowledge
  • Capital
  • Community

A Girl Boss Energy Reminder

You are not behind.
You are not late.
You are not “too ambitious.”

You are living in a time where Black women are being seen, supported, and invested in—more than ever before.

And at Girl Boss Energy, we’ll continue to:

  • Share knowledge
  • Highlight opportunities
  • Uplift our community
  • Speak life into Black women’s dreams

Because when one Black woman wins,
we all rise.

Join the Girl Boss Energy Community

If this message resonated with you, stay connected.
This is a space for women who are becoming—intentionally, unapologetically, and powerfully.

Girl Boss Energy
We don’t chase. We become.

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