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    This Black-owned coworking space wants to advance and support businesswomen of color

    By channeling its focus on women of color in the workplace, the primary goal for Blackbird Collective is simply to provide its members with a safe space to work and connect.
    by Jonathan Franklin Aug 01, 2022 3 minutes
    Blackbird Collective, located in Culver City, Calif., was created with the intention to empower women of color and allies in the entrepreneurship and creative fields to create positive change for each other and the world. Here, a portion of the workspace used by members.

    When Lisa Gordon set out to find the perfect coworking space for her new business, she knew she wanted one that met all of her needs.

    "I knew I needed a space where I could feel very focused and be in my flow and push me past [these] dips while I'm making this transition [to entrepreneurship]," Gordon told NPR.

    The retired psychology professor-turned-social entrepreneur said she tried a series of coworking spaces in the Santa Monica,

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