For Colored Girls Who Lead

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  • Black Teachers Matter: Pam Gaddy

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    Teaching was not my first or second choice.  My English teacher persuaded me during the second semester of freshman year because I accommodated a classmate for a presentation.  Once I started taking education courses, it began to feel natural.  After my first “real-time’ teaching experience, I knew I wanted to teach and was excited about…

  • Black Teachers Matter: Dr. Tonya Phillips

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    I chose to teach because I believe in the power of education, competence, and academic empowerment. As a Black Social Work Educator, I am passionate about sharing knowledge, addressing social injustices, and equipping future scholars, researchers, and practitioners with the skills needed to create change and improvement for marginalized populations.  Absolutely, representation in education is…

  • Black Teachers Matter: Jamirious Mooney 

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    I became an Educator because, growing up, I always heard that this generation was troubled and hopeless. It bothered me because I realized that the same mouths saying that were the same ones raising us. I wanted to be the change I needed to see with kids. I began teaching at 11 because I knew…

  • Black Teachers Matter: Kim Underwood 

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    1) Why did you choose to teach? I chose to teach because I love to see the moment the light turns on when a child has accomplished or understood something for the first time. 2)  Does representation matter in the classroom? Why or why not? Yes. Representation in the classroom matters because it allows our…

  • Black Teachers Matter: Kimberly Williams

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    I was inspired by my mother, who is now a retired teacher. I would watch and admire how much she cared for her students and how they were filled with happiness, and I thought that was awesome. So, I just knew that I wanted to teach as a little girl. I like to say it’s…

  • L.E.A.D with Erisel Cruz

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    Can you name another woman, who had an impact on you as a leader? The first inspiration in my life is always my mother. She’s had her own daycare/nanny service for over 30 years in Takoma Park and Silver Spring, Maryland. She’s taught and been a mother to so many children and adults that have…

  • L.E.A.D with Nick Gear

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    Can you name another woman that had an impact on you as a leader? My grandmother, Mary H. Thompson, was my example of a leader. Her life, love and respect of family gave me an example of what it means to be a leader. She went from picking cotton & tobacco in the fields of…

  • L.E.A.D. With Candance Greene

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    Can you name another woman, who had an impact on you as a leader? There are several women, but I am going to have to be cliche and say my mom. She was a single mother, and she was a victim of domestic violence. My mom was able to get me and my brother out…

  • L.E.A.D. With Kerry-Ann Malcolm

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    Can you name another woman, who had an impact on you as a leader? It’s not a famous woman, but the woman that had an impact on me is my grandmother. Her name is Clarabell Walker. She passed away at 96 years old. I’m originally from Jamaica, and I grew up with my grandmother. I…

  • L.E.A.D with Ruby L. Taylor

    L.E.A.D with Ruby L. Taylor

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    Can you name another woman, who had an impact on you as a leader? Yes. Kathryn Finney. She’s simply amazing. People would usually say Oprah, but Kathryn is doing phenomenal things for Black and Brown women in the tech fields. I think her work is dope. She started an organization called Digital Undivided. She did…