Tag: leadership
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Black Teachers Matter: Brittany Gaines
Why did you choose teaching? I often say that I didn’t choose teaching, however it chose me. Naturally, I’m a nurturer and I love learning. It only made sense to mesh those two things together. I became a teacher to make a difference, to inspire, and to share my love with generations behind me. Does…
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L.E.A.D with Anjelynn Chase
Can you name a woman, who had an impact on you as a leader? Lula Mae Reeves and Madam CJ Walker. Reeves became one of the first African American women to own a business in Philadelphia. While Madam CJ Walker was a self-made millionaire, who owned a hair care business. As an African American entrepreneur,…
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L.E.A.D with Nick Gear
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…
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L.E.A.D. With Candance Greene
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…
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L.E.A.D. With Kerry-Ann Malcolm
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…
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L.E.A.D with Ruby L. Taylor
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…
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PURPOSE
Purpose by CW Younger Life has a habit of evicting you from the nest before you learn to fly. Cold, icy waves loom, awaiting your approach at times you forget that you can swim. Wave, hoping someone saves you. Forgetting that you’ve endured before. There’s a scared little kid inside all of us, who runs…
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Beyond The Money
Wealth is usually thought of as having money, but money and wealth are two different things. Although with money you can purchase luxury items, true wealth is not the amount of cash in your purse. Money is a means of transaction otherwise known as cash. Robert Kiyosaki defined wealth as “the number of days you…
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Depression: My Long Lost Friend
On January 13th, 2018, months of planning came to fruition. We had our For Colored Girls Who Lead Website Launch Party. Weeks leading up to the event, I was worried that no one would show up. It was one of my greatest fears. A fear put to rest by a wonderfully curious audience who attended…
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