How Dr. Joy Harden Bradford of Therapy for Black Girls is Helping Her Community
Celeste Little
is honoring the Black women working to make 2021 a better world—from an iconic actress who's made massive strides for Black representation on-screen to a therapist whose organization works to promote the mental health of Black women everywhere. These women are true examples of history in the making, and we're honored to share their incredible stories.
In 2014, clinical psychologist Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, then also working as a college counselor, was watching the BET awards show Black Girls Rock when she had the idea that would later evolve into the community she now helms. The annual ceremony honors Black women in different fields from entertainment to medicine, and as Dr. Bradford watched the event, she says she could tell it was bubbling with palpable, inspirational energy.