empowering a new generation of leaders
After the morning’s armchair discussion, Southern Partners Fund’s inaugural Social Justice Institute kicks off a full day of workshops. The room fills quickly for the one on structural racism. Maya Wiley founded the Center for Social Inclusion after working as a civil rights lawyer, senior advisor on race and poverty to the Director of U.S. Programs [...]
Here in America, we’ve had several opportunties to discuss race since the election of our nation’s first African American President: The New York Post cartoon depicting the author of the economic stimulus bill as a dead monkey Attorney General Eric Holder declaring that our country is “a nation of cowards” when it comes to race [...]
We can no longer accept that throwing money at “the diversity problem” will solve anything. In California, and now Florida, the Greenlining Institute, led by Orson Aguilar is at the forefront of pushing for legislation to require foundations to give more resources to nonprofits led by people of color. At first glance, we want to [...]
Yep, it’s still poetry month. And as April comes to an end, I want to share with you dear readers another one of my favorite poems by Lucille Clifton. Lucille is an award-winning poet, fiction writer, and author of children’s books with an amazing presence if one is ever lucky enough to be in a [...]
I had the opportunity to speak to a group of about 20 young women in the WeLEAD Program at the Women & Politics Institute at American University over the weekend. Thanks to Sabrina for inviting me! It was a great way to spend a Saturday morning speaking on a panel called “Minority Women in Politics [...]
