Accenture ERGs Celebrate Black HERstory and Women’s History Month with Author Blondell Reynolds Brown

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#BlackHistory365Last month I had the privilege of kicking off Black HERstory and Women’s History Month with an inspiring afternoon featuring Blondell Reynolds Brown —a trailblazing leader, mentor, and storyteller whose impact continues to shape generations as we discussed her book Walking on a Tightrope Backwards in High Heels.Hosted by our Accenture Philly Metro Office African American and Women’s Employee Resource Groups (AAERG & WERG), the program set the tone for a month dedicated to celebrating women’s leadership.What makes her story especially powerful during both Black History Month and Women’s History Month is this: it is not isolated. It reflects a lineage of Black women who have balanced expectation and ambition, scrutiny and service, history and hope.Her tightrope metaphor resonates across industries—corporate spaces, entrepreneurship, public office, and community leadership—because for many women, leadership means navigating barriers while still finding ways to lift others along the way.Memoirs preserve history. But they also issue assignments. If she walked a tightrope backwards so many of us could stand more firmly today, the question becomes: what are we willing to walk forward toward?Grateful for the partnership between AAERG and WERG that made this space for dialogue and reflection possible—and for leaders like Blondell who remind us that HERStory is not just something we study, it’s something we continue to write every day.hashtag#BlackHERstoryMonth hashtag#WomensHistoryMonth hashtag#Leadership hashtag#Mentorship hashtag#HERStory

Communities

• Black
• Women

Observances

• Black History Month
• Women's History Month

Formats

• Fireside Chat & AMA
• Internal Event
• Panels
• Speaker Presentation

Goals

• Connect
• Grow