The Hawk Foundation for Research and Education in African culture

12/13/2025

Shawna Hawk has dedicated her life to empowering women and youth of color, especially Black women and girls. She began her career as an early childhood and youth educator and later became a teacher trainer and family education specialist focused on cultural diversity in education.

Shawna holds a Master’s degree in Leadership and Education, Bicultural Development, and Social and Human Services. Her research explores psychosocial empowerment and resilience in African American women, highlighting music, dance, and cultural preservation as key tools. She is the founder of the Women of Color in Leadership Movement.

12/08/2025

We are gathering the teachers.
The griots.
The curriculum keepers.
The ones who know learning is liberation.

Hawk 100 is a coalition of educators rooted in the African worldview ready to reimagine how we teach.
If that’s you, step in. Add your name to the roster. The work begins now.

If you teach, create, research, mentor, or build community through education we want you.
This is where we connect.
Where we create.

Let’s build the next chapter of education, together.

Join the Hawk 100

🌍 Go to Intake form here: https://www.hfeducation.org/hawk100-intake

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12/08/2025

Next December 26th, we will come together in joy for our Kwanzaa celebration!

Let’s celebrate our culture, lift each other up,
and welcome the season with unity and warmth.

Join us for a festive evening filled with connection,
tradition, and the bright energy of togetherness. 💚

🔗 fo registration: https://www.hfeducation.org/events/north-west-kwanzaa-celebration

12/05/2025

Dr. Joy DeGruy is a renowned social scientist and educator whose work has reshaped how we understand trauma, healing, and Black liberation. ✨

As the author of the seminal Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome, she has transformed conversations on the lasting impact of slavery and systemic racism.

Today, as President & CEO of DeGruy Publications and Executive Director of Be The Healing, she leads transformational programs focused on wellness that uplifts Black communities across the world. 🌍

We are honored to have her on the Hawk Foundation Board to strenghten our mission, purpose, and commitment to collective healing. 💛

11/28/2025

11/28/2025

Our organization is keeping the rhythm alive through song and African drumming.
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