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This project aims to serve as a knowledge sharing tool to propel and enhance Black women’s entry, stay, and success in the educational system. This project will provide culturally-relevant and evidence-informed practices to ensure that Black women face decreased barriers to entry and are better equipped to achieve educational and professional progression. This is tailor made – for Black women – to equip youth with sustainable skills and resources to achieve success during and after the project. The project will implement an incubator program, featuring 7 sessions of intensive workshops, webinars and training sessions. It will be focused on skill sharing and knowledge dissemination where participants learn both hard and soft skills. All workshops and webinars will be led by Black women educators, speakers and industry professionals. At the beginning of the project, prior to the start of the incubator project, research will be conducted on barriers to entering the education system for Black women.