Widely known for his seminal work, The Souls of Black Folk, in 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois was the first Black American to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard University and was a founding member of the NAACP. [Read more in the post]
I will not take ‘but’ for an answer. – Langston Hughes
There is power in finding our points of commonality.
There is greater power in acknowledging our differences and how they serve the big “we.”
James Baldwin was an essayist, playwright, novelist, and activist who broke new literary ground by exploring racial and social issues in his many works. He was primarily known for his essays on the Black experience in America. [Read more in post]
After being rejected for business loans more than thirty times, through her persistence, she was able to purchase WOL-AM in 1980. [Read more in post]
Allow the change you seek to manifest into clarity, and amazing things can happen.
When deciding to pursue my MBA years ago, several people advised me to skip it as I was already a senior vice president within a Fortune 100 company. [Read more in post]
Change begins with one person committing to action. That commitment can create momentum, spark a movement, and make an impact.
You can create change.
It is never too late to make meaningful changes for yourself. [Read more in post]
During a listening session focused on improving diversity, a person told me that they left a bit of themself in the car each day before entering the building each morning. As we dug into why she explained the need to “fit in.” [Read more in post]