“Do it with your whole heart and put passion into it. Leave all the doors open.”

“The true meaning behind “Flavors”: Our doors are open to every color, creed and race. We do not discriminate at any of our businesses or events.”

“Find the spark and prepare to go towards that goal. You will have to work hard, and ignore the negatives people have to say.”

“You’re going to be tired but at the end of the day it’s always with it because you’re doing what you love.”

“Sometimes we can get wrapped up in changing the world but we’re not concentrating on how sustainable this is going to be.”

What kind of advice would you have for young women entrepreneurs?

“If you actually want to do it, do it from the heart. Also, if you connect with others, you will learn and you will grow.”

South Queens Women's March calls on the DOE to take immediate actions, including but not limited to:

- Ensuring that all on-site testing sites at DOE schools have an ample supply of tests each day

- Providing remote options for learning to reduce COVID-risk among staff and students

- Requiring testing and social distancing of 6 feet between all students and staff

South Queens Women’s March stands in solidarity to stop hate against AAPI communities—globally. Our hearts go out to those who have been impacted by the traumas that have unfolded over the past year with rising numbers of hate crimes against innocent people, perpetrated by racist minds. To the AAPI community, especially those in our beloved borough of Queens: we see you, we hear you, we grieve with you, and we acknowledge all that is happening. We are here to stop and challenge AAPI hate.

We are deeply troubled to learn about the horrific events that have taken the beautiful lives of 23-year-old Andrea Bharatt and 18-year-old Ashanti Riley in Trinidad. Though we are based in South Queens, our organization recognizes that gender-based violence (GBV) transcends across the diaspora. As grassroots activists in New York, we realize that gender-based violence is cross-cultural, cross-racial, and global.

It has been brought to our attention that Milan R. Taylor, the Former Executive Director of the Rockaway Youth Task Force (RYTF), resigned from his position due to multiple allegations of sexual assault. We are deeply troubled by these allegations, as our organization has engaged in community work with RYTF. SQWM does not tolerate or condone any acts of assault, trauma, or harm to any human being, especially our youth.