FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 1, 2024

CONTACT: info@soul2soulsisters.org; 720-295-4876

Denver, CO – We are pleased to announce Courtney Anika (she/they) and Ash Ferguson (they/she) as Soul 2 Soul Sisters new Co-Executive Directors. Courtney & Ash will co-lead our organization alongside staff and the Board of Directors as we continue to actualize liberation for all through Black healing and joy.

Ash Feguson has been with Soul 2 Soul Sisters for 5 years, and has more than a decade of holding space and building programs to walk alongside Black and Brown communities in their healing and liberation journeys. Courtney Anika has been with Soul 2 Soul Sisters for 4 years and has over a decade of experience in nonprofits, higher education, and churches and as a justice-centered leader who diligently works to create equitable solutions for organizations that center the experiences of Black and Queer people and thrives in all things administrative and behind the scenes. Together, they have guided and supported Soul 2 Soul Sisters’ leadership, staff, and community focusing on organizational, programmatic and community wellness. t Soul 2 Soul Sisters knows that Ash & Courtney are the right leaders to drive our work and mission of centering Black liberation as a response to anti-Black violence through eradicating white supremacy, actualizing reparations as healing & economic justice, building Black political power, and advocating for Black beloveds’ right to make decisions about our lives, bodies, and futures.

“We are grateful for the opportunity to fulfill our dreams of leading Soul 2 Soul Sisters together and rooting in our love based revolution™. We are not new to working side by side and are honored to witness each other in our complementary skill sets. As we embark on this new journey as Co-Executive Directors we are looking forward to connecting with community, funders, and partners so that we may continue to fortify ourselves and each other. From its birth, Soul 2 Soul Sisters has been a catalyst for Black Beloveds to thrive in Colorado and it is an honor for us to continue this legacy,” said Courtney Anika and Ash Ferguson.

As Rev. Tawana Davis moves on, we will continue to honor and build upon the legacy our co-founders envisioned and birthed together. As an organization, Soul 2 Soul Sisters will always remain committed to boldly centering, honoring, and protecting ourselves, each other, and Black Beloveds deeply as we lead a love-based revolution™. Courtney Anika and Ash Ferguson are excited and eager to co-lead Soul 2 Soul Sisters through a lens of shared and equitable power.

Thank you for your continued support as we welcome Courtney Anika and Ash Ferguson into their new roles. We look forward to connecting with you, reflecting on past successes, and sharing future endeavors as we continue to grow as innovators, co-creators, justice advocates, Womanist leaders, and movement workers.

About Soul 2 Soul Sisters

Soul 2 Soul Sisters’™ love-based revolution centers Black liberation as a response to anti-Black violence through eradicating white supremacy, actualizing reparations as healing & economic justice, building Black political power, and advocating for Black beloveds’ right to make decisions about our lives, bodies, and futures.

For more information:

Makia Jones

Assistant Director of Communications, Marketing & Digital Strategy

720-295-4876