Rachel Cargle — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder and President of The Loveland Foundation, established in 2018, which raised over $250,000 for therapy access for Black women and girls.
Author of "A Renaissance of Our Own, A Memoir and Manifesto on Reimagining" (2023).
Columnist at Harper's Bazaar since 2018.
Founded Elizabeth’s Bookshop & Writing Centre in Akron, Ohio, in 2020.
Public academic and lecturer whose work explores the intersection of race and womanhood.
Served in the Air National Guard for six years.
Studied anthropology and sociology at the University of Toledo and attended Columbia University.

Biography

Rachel Cargle is a public academic, writer, and lecturer known for her work exploring the intersection of race and womanhood. She is the Founder and President of The Loveland Foundation, a non-profit organization established in 2018. The foundation's initial project, The Loveland Therapy Fund For Black Women And Girls, raised over $250,000 to provide therapy access for more than 300 Black women and girls.