DiversiTea Divas

DiversiTea Divas A forum for professional women to network with and mentor the next generation of women.

This GiveNOLA Day, we are filled with gratitude. With your help we surpassed our goal, raising $2,600 toward our $2,400 ...
05/07/2026

This GiveNOLA Day, we are filled with gratitude.

With your help we surpassed our goal, raising $2,600 toward our $2,400 goal. Every donation, share, and word of support helped make this possible.

Your support is opening doors and providing paid internships for girls and young women across Louisiana, ages 16 to 24. Thank you for showing up for us, our mentees, and for the future we are building.

To learn more about our history, our board of directors, or to make a gift at any time, visit: www.diversiteadivas.org

In 2024, through our Annual Legal Tea Talk, DiversiTea Divas supported 3 internships and 3 scholarships. Those were not ...
04/30/2026

In 2024, through our Annual Legal Tea Talk, DiversiTea Divas supported 3 internships and 3 scholarships. Those were not just numbers on a page. They were hours spent inside offices learning how decisions get made, relationships that opened doors, and moments where a young woman could see herself clearly inside a future she is still shaping.

We are extremely proud of what we have been able to give. We also know with community support we can do more.

Early Giving for GiveNOLA Day is open, and this year we are working toward $2,400 to fund 3 paid internships. That means 120 hours of professional experience for girls and young women across Louisiana between the ages of 16 and 24. It means showing up in a tangible way for the next group who are ready to step into their own path and need the opportunity to do so.

The work continues because the need continues, and because the vision has always been larger than what we have already accomplished.

If you have been part of this community, you already understand what grows from these spaces. If you are looking for a place to contribute where your support translates directly into access and experience, this is one of those places.

Give here: bit.ly/Give2Divas26

Access should not be limited by race, gender, or geography. Black, Latine, and Indigenous women continue to face real ga...
04/30/2026

Access should not be limited by race, gender, or geography. Black, Latine, and Indigenous women continue to face real gaps. In the United States, Black women earn about 64 cents for every dollar paid to white men. Latine women earn closer to 51 cents on the dollar. Native women are paid around 52 cents for the same work. In Louisiana, women overall earn just 71 cents per dollar earned by men.

These gaps add up to hundreds of thousands in lost income. Fewer than one in five Black adults in Louisiana hold a college degree. Women of color are also underrepresented in leadership and high-paying fields. This is the result of policies, bias, and unequal investment.

Access is about support, safety, and the power to grow. Every woman deserves that chance.

DiversiTea Divas is dedicated to making that happen in Louisiana. Help us get that done. bit.ly/Give2Divas26

To our graduating seniors,You have made it to this moment through real work, real decisions, and a steady commitment to ...
04/29/2026

To our graduating seniors,

You have made it to this moment through real work, real decisions, and a steady commitment to yourself, even when things felt uncertain. That deserves to be recognized.

Your next step is wherever you want to be. It may take time to name it clearly, and it may shift as you learn more about yourself and the world around you. That does not make you behind. It means you are paying attention.

Move through this season at a pace that feels right for you. You do not need to rush into a version of your life that does not fit. Take things one moment at a time, stay open to what is in front of you, and trust that clarity builds as you keep going.

We are proud of you, and we are excited to see where you go from here.

With you as you climb,
Michelle D. Craig

04/26/2026

GiveNOLA 2026 is just around the corner with early giving starting this week.

Add DiversiTea to your giving plan.

bit.ly/Give2Divas26
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We are learning that boundaries are a way of speaking to ourselves with honesty and tenderness. They help us honor our t...
04/25/2026

We are learning that boundaries are a way of speaking to ourselves with honesty and tenderness. They help us honor our time, our capacity, and our peace.

Many of us were taught to give without stopping, to stretch ourselves thin, to say yes even when our whole spirit was asking for rest. Instead, we are choosing to listen to our needs. We are choosing to speak up when something does not feel right. We are choosing to end the situations that no longer support our growth.

This is self-respect. This is self-knowledge. This is self-love.
You are allowed to choose yourself every time.

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There is a moment when a girl realizes she is capable of more than what she has seen. That moment rarely happens by acci...
04/23/2026

There is a moment when a girl realizes she is capable of more than what she has seen. That moment rarely happens by accident. It happens because a woman took the time to sit beside her, share what she knows, and make the path feel possible.

“When you learn, teach. When you get, give.”
— Maya Angelou

This GiveNOLA Day, we are working to fund 3 paid internships for young women who are building their futures in real time. These are direct placements, real experience, and real investment in who they are becoming.

Early giving begins April 28.
GiveNOLA Day is May 5.

$2,400 allows us to place 3 young women into paid opportunities that strengthen their skills, expand their networks, and support their next steps.

If you have ever been poured into, you understand what it means to continue that cycle.

Join us.


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A recent Forbes article by Janice Gassam Asare takes a close look at the financial conditions shaping Black woman owned ...
04/20/2026

A recent Forbes article by Janice Gassam Asare takes a close look at the financial conditions shaping Black woman owned businesses in this moment. The piece centers access to capital as a central force in how businesses grow, operate, and sustain themselves over time.

The article explains that Black women continue to lead in business creation, yet funding levels remain disproportionately low. That gap shows up in everyday decisions, from production timelines to staffing to the ability to weather shifts in the market. The pause in production by fashion brand Hanifa is presented as one example of how these pressures surface, even for companies with strong visibility and customer demand.

The piece also speaks to how many founders rely on personal funds, community support, and limited financing options to keep their businesses running. These conditions shape the pace of growth and the level of risk founders carry. When capital is constrained, expansion becomes more measured, and stability requires constant adjustment.
The article situates these experiences within a broader economic pattern, where access to funding, relationships with investors, and institutional support continue to influence which businesses are able to scale and which must shift course.

The result is a clear picture of how capital flows shape opportunity, capacity, and long term sustainability for Black women building businesses across industries.

Pour into her… National research from The Education Trust, The Century Foundation, and the Institute for Women’s Policy ...
04/20/2026

Pour into her… National research from The Education Trust, The Century Foundation, and the Institute for Women’s Policy Research shows that Black women face steeper financial barriers on the path to economic stability. These barriers begin early, with higher student debt during college, and continue after graduation through concentration in lower wage sectors.

Early paid professional experience is one of the most effective ways to shift that trajectory. When young women have access to income, networks, and real workplace exposure before graduation, they enter the workforce with stronger footing and clearer pathways.

This GiveNOLA Day, DiversiTea Divas is working to fund 3 directly placed paid internships for girls and young women across Louisiana, ages 16 to 24. These internships will provide 120 hours of practical work experience, along with the relationships and professional insight that come with being placed inside real environments.

Early giving begins April 28.

Our goal is $2,400 to support these placements.

You can be part of making sure these opportunities reach the young women who are ready for them.

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