THE YOUNG PROFESSIONAL ADVOCATE – 04.29.10It couldn’t be me…Last week I had the opportunity to view “The Farm: 10 Down,” a poignant documentary about maximum security Angola Prison in Louisiana. The film revisits the surviving subjects of the Emmy-winning...
Today’s announcement about the loss of “drum major for justice” Dr. Dorothy Height caused me to pause. More than any other icon of civil rights, her passing is very personal to me. As an aspiring woman of influence, I recognize her legacy as nothing short of a...
If you’ve ever attended a meeting with a group of young professionals, you will know that the energy can be exhilarating. Focused or not, there’s a kinetic possibility in the air that is hard to ignore. Corralling that energy into a plan is an art form, but when...
My daughter shared with me at the dinner table that “It’s like being an endangered species being one of two democrats in the room. Everybody’s lashing out at each other.”She was talking about her English class, where one of her fellow students remarked that, “the only...
