Why We’re Here
Pay Black Women was founded on a truth too often ignored: Black women are over-relied on and under-resourced. In our labor, our leadership, our creativity, and our care—we show up for everyone. But the systems we live in rarely show up for us.
We exist to shift that imbalance. Pay Black Women redistributes resources, builds capacity, and centers the voices of Black women navigating systems that were never built for them in the first place.
Our Mission
To fund, support, and uplift Black women through direct financial support, skill-building, and storytelling—because economic justice isn’t a promise, it’s a practice.
Our Vision
We imagine a world where Black women aren’t surviving systems—they’re designing what comes next. A world where access, rest, ownership, and joy are not afterthoughts—they’re starting points.
Our Values
Redistribution over reform
Trust over gatekeeping
Visibility over erasure
Community over competition
Autonomy over control
Our Founder
Pay Black Women was founded by Teddi Rene’ Jackson, a strategist, storyteller, and community builder committed to economic justice and narrative change. With a background in leadership development and a vision rooted in lived experience, Teddi created PBW to challenge systemic underinvestment in Black women—and to build an ecosystem where they are funded, visible, and free.
The Collektiv
At Pay Black Women, we believe that redistribution starts with reconnection. That’s why we created The Collektiv—a digital community built to support the leadership journeys, career transitions, and radical rest of Black women and femmes. It’s where our mission comes to life, through shared learning, storytelling, and intentional accountability.
Whether you're navigating new beginnings or deepening your purpose, The Collektiv offers space to grow, lead, and heal—together.
