For me, the world still hasn’t resumed motion since Michael Eugene Archer left it on Tuesday, October 14, 2025. The artist globally known as D’Angelo was more than just an entertainer. He was a gifted musician, and above all, one proud of who he was as a Black man. And as I grew into my own identity as a Black woman, educator, practitioner, and mother, D’Angelo and his music and influence were there at every turn.  What I admired most about D’Angelo were perhaps the things th

Last week, we lost one of my sheroes, the indomitable Assata Shakur. Assata became an icon and symbol for Black liberation after escaping...

If The Gilded Age teaches us anything, it’s that charity has always been a tool of the elite. Our task is to break that cycle, not reenact it.

A couple of weeks ago, we dove into one critical layer of why mission-driven organizations are so toxic, kicking off with the Jillian...

Tennis fan or not, you may be familiar with the experience Taylor Townsend had at the US Open last week, when opponent Jelena Ostapenko chastised her after being defeated during their second-round matchup. In a conversation before exiting the court, Ostapenko told Townsend that she had “no class” and “no education” all while pointing her finger in Townsend’s face. 

In the many years that I’ve been an executive coach for women of color, I’ve found one consistent trend: those who worked in the...

It’s typically standard practice for organizations to offer employees a budget for professional development opportunities. But seldom do...

I once worked with a client who survived a sudden round of layoffs at their company. While many assume the “lucky ones” feel relief, the...

If you’ve been reading our blogs for some time, you know that I’ll acknowledge one universal truth about companies: Human Resources is...

I recently came across a post from Michell Clark, one of my favorite content creators, that’s stayed with me. He said, “I don’t want...

On Wednesday, Zohran Mamdani made history as the first Democratic Socialist and Muslim American man to secure the nomination for mayor of...

The Juneteenth surge happened quickly. The holiday went from being a cultural cornerstone of the South to a day that corporations and...

If you’ve been paying attention for the last week or so, then you’re aware of the heinous scene unfolding in Los Angeles, and...

I had a chance to watch “Forever” on Netflix over the holiday weekend and can now confirm that it was worth the hype. Mara Brock Akil –...

Last week, the Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana caught fire, burning the country’s largest remaining antebellum mansion in...

This isn’t about Diddy alone. It’s about who we protect—and who we make disposable. Let’s stop saying “we believe in equity” if we’re not willing to pay the price for it when it counts.

Mother’s Day shifted for me when I became a mom. As a single parent navigating work and life, I quickly realized that raising a child truly takes a village—and that village must include our workplaces. In this blog, I share how organizations can better support mothers, especially Black and Brown women, by rethinking policies around flexibility, paid leave, and mental health. Because support isn’t a perk—it’s a pathway to equity.

If you haven’t already seen Sinners, leave this tab open, hit your nearest theatre, then come back. Spoilers lie ahead! Ryan Coogler’s...

If you’ve been keeping up with my latest blog posts, you’ll notice that community care over individual acts of self-care have been the...

To know me is to know that I have no dream job because I do not dream of labor. Traveling the world, building my community, spending time...