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Meet the Black Women Kindness Initiative
Black Women Kindness Initiative CIC create culturally responsive spaces where Black women can strengthen their confidence, wellbeing, identity and voice. They bring together creative health, storytelling, performance, enterprise and community engagement.
Cherrill Hutchinson founded Black Women Kindness Initiative in 2019:
"I founded Black Women Kindness Initiative because I needed it — and I couldn't find it. I was looking for a space where I could grow, heal, and be supported as a Black woman: not just professionally, but personally and creatively too. A space that felt like it was made for me, not adapted for me. I looked around, and it wasn't there.
So I built it. What started as a vision has become a community — of women who show up for each other, who celebrate each other's milestones, and who know that they are not alone.
Black Women Kindness Initiative is more than a mission. It's a movement, rooted in kindness, built on community, and always — always — led by love."
Photo: Cherrill Hutchinson
Through Our Generations: Honouring Our Communities
Join a warm and uplifting afternoon celebrating Black History Month and this year’s theme, Honouring Our Communities. This event brings young and older generations together to celebrate Black British life, culture and community.
Come with your parents, grandparents, children, family or friends – everyone is welcome!
Come and enjoy:
- Intergenerational Conversations – sharing memories, wisdom and life experiences of living in Britain.
- Poetry – voices and reflections across generations.
- Walk Through Time – a journey through the 60s, 70s, 90s and beyond, celebrating the
- Plus a few “Did You Know?” moments celebrating Black history and achievement.fashion, music and culture of the times.
- Food and refreshments and time to connect with others.
📅 Saturday 31 October 2026
⏰ 3pm–5pm
📍 Ilford Central Library, 1st Floor, Studio 2
Get your free ticket here!
Presented by Black Woman Kindness Initiative in collaboration with Vision Redbridge.
Spotlight Project: Unheard Now Spoken
Carrying stories of joy, sorrow, resilience, and triumph, women have always gathered, building bonds of sisterhood through the power of shared experiences. This journey began with words held close, then poured onto the pages of Voices in Harmony, a book that was published last year. This year, that journey continued as the stories moved from page to stage.
Unheard, Now Spoken - a play that is more than a performance; it is an emotional journey. Through poetry, storytelling, movement, and music, we bring the voices of women to life, illuminating the strength and vulnerability woven into each story. This is not just about witnessing a performance, it's about connection, reflection, and seeing our own lives in each other's stories.
Keep an eye on the next performance date, as we break the silence and speak the truths that have long remained unheard.
Wellbeing and connection
Black Women Kindness Initiative is a community of women uplifting women. They offer weekly and one-off spaces space where Global Majority women can improve their emotional, physical and social wellbeing. Through interactive workshops, cultural conversations, sharing food, and collective experiences, these sessions provide women with the tools, knowledge, and confidence to navigate life’s challenges and embrace their full potential.
Coming up on Friday the 16th October: The Heart of our Table, a Cardiovascular Disease Awareness event
How to get involved
Interested in community research? Black Women Kindness Initiative are looking for compassionate, dedicated students who care about health equity and community wellbeing. You should bring good communication skills, a willingness to learn, and an open‑minded approach to working with African and Caribbean communities. This opportunity is ideal for students who are curious, collaborative, and ready to engage sensitively with real‑world public‑health challenges. Lived experience with the community would be beneficial.