What is Parenting While Black? Parenting While Black (PWB) is an interactive program and curriculum that provides primary caregivers with tools to simultaneously support their children’s healthy development and their own wellness. 
About The program includes 8 group-based sessions that use a combination of presentations, activities, and discussions to promote successful parenting in four key areas: PWB Information Sheet (pdf) 1) Promoting positive racial identity 2) Helping children cope with experiences of discrimination 3) School and home-based educational involvement as Black parents 4) Intergenerational mental wellness and racial stress coping
Who Should Participate? This is a safe and empowering space for anyone who identifies as Black and is the primary caregiver for a child (under 18) who identifies as Black. 
New! Mindful Connections™ for Black Families
Parenting While Black has partnered with Awaken Pittsburgh, Homewood Children’s Village, and Primary Care Health Services to offer mindfulness training to nonprofit professionals, parents, and educators in Homewood.
Learn More.
PWB Program Press Coverage
- 8-6 Intersections Pt. 1, August 8,2023 | Video
- Awaken Pittsburgh teaches mindfulness and meditation, July 17, 2023 | Article
- Tony Norman: Mindfulness training for children, parents..., July 14, 2023 | Article
- New mindfulness program provides community-based..., July 10, 2023 | Article
- Homewood introduces new mindfulness program..., July 5, 2023 | Article
- Kidsburgh: Pitt's 'Parenting While Black' workshop, Sept 27, 2022 | Article & Video
Interested? Join our contact list to be first to know about PWB opportunities or contact Monica Henderson, PWB program coordinator (mah386@pitt.edu) with questions