Qualified: At the Intersection: The Zora Project

In honor of the remarkable Zora Neale Hurston, who famously rode her motorcycle across the country preserving oral histories of African Americans, many formerly enslaved, Qualified at the Intersection is launching The Zora Project.

At a pivotal moment when Black women are facing unemployment at alarming rates and becoming ground zero for the erosion of diversity, equity, and inclusion, this initiative seeks to capture their voices, tell their stories, and reveal the lived impact of systemic hostility and bias.

📅 Timing
The Zora Project will publish weekly, alternating between personal written narratives and live Substack interviews. Each installment will highlight who these women are, how they’ve been affected by job loss, and the real-world consequences of rising anti-Blackness in workplaces across America.

📢 How to Participate
• Share your story:  There are multiple ways you can participate:

• Submit a written account detailing your experience, including who you are, what led to your job loss, and how you’ve been impacted.
•  Speak live: Contact us to schedule a featured Substack Live interview where your voice can be heard and amplified.
• Attach a voice note: Record a voice note that I can share on my Substack newsletter.

See the submission link on this page.

🎯 Why It Matters
We hear the statistics. Black women are being laid off in record numbers. But numbers alone don’t tell the whole story. By documenting the human experiences behind these figures, The Zora Project aims to create a vital historical record and a powerful call to action.

Join us as we carry forward Zora Neale Hurston’s legacy of truth-telling. Your story isn’t just data. It’s history in the making.