A Voice With Radical Honesty
Today, International Women’s Day, the jazz great Nina Simone is on my mind. The fearless Simone was the consummate musical storyteller,...
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Aug 4, 2022
BIG government
The Kansas vote implies that people in 40 to of 50 states support abortion rights. Yet we have laws allowing government officials to...
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Apr 6, 2022
Persevere
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who will join the United States Supreme Court as the first Black woman in the court’s 233-year history. She...
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Apr 6, 2022
Silence Is No Longer An Option
A raft of new laws are impacting women’s ability to function as full and equal citizens, including a bill that was approved yesterday in...
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Feb 23, 2022
Hail Queen Rapinoe
For the past 21 years the U.S. women’s soccer team has won four Olympic gold medals and four World Cups. The men’s team has won none. Men...
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Feb 1, 2022
ALL THAT SHE CARRIED
Tiya Miles’s ALL THAT SHE CARRIED: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, a Black Family Keepsake, is a masterpiece. I thought I had a grasp on...
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Aug 10, 2021
No Excuses
He said: “In my mind I’ve never crossed the line with anyone, but I didn’t realize the extent to which the line has been redrawn. There...
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Mar 23, 2021
Enough!
This is what women earn compared to every white man’s dollar. This is how many years it will take to close the gender pay gap by race....
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Mar 21, 2021
Name This Hatred
I have been trying to process the murders in Atlanta. I am struggling. Clearly, they represent the nexus of gender, race, ethnic and...
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Mar 8, 2021
Six Decades of Feminism
It will never be enough to satisfy my yearnings. The 1950s were the fantasy decade, a time I have no memories of. I was but a babe....
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Feb 28, 2021
Strong Black Women
I ran across Ashley Richardson-George’s video on Girlsday. It’s from the Black Human Film series. Her voice is eloquent and strong. Her...
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Dec 31, 2020
Black Queens Rising
The queen is the most powerful piece in the game of chess. Her prominence came with the rise of female monarchs in the 15th century and...
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Nov 26, 2020
A Day of Thanksgiving and Praise
On October 3, 1863, in the midst of the civil war, a time of great challenge amongst a divided nation, President Abraham Lincoln issued a...
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Sep 30, 2020
I Dissent
When Ruth Bader Ginsburg died on September 18th I felt as if the ground upon which I walk had opened up and swallowed me. With her loss,...
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Aug 18, 2020
100 years ago. Today.
The 19th Amendment was ratified. On August 18, 1920 – 100 years ago, today – Tennessee became the 36th state to ratify the 19th,...
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Aug 12, 2020
She Won't Be The Last
The nomination of Kamala Harris, the first woman of color to the vice presidency, was a long time coming. It is, no doubt, a moment to...
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Jul 1, 2020
Pushing Water Uphill
Today I release my third white paper on Time’s Up/Advertising (TU/A), Pushing Water Uphill. This work is framed by the voices of 17...
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Mar 30, 2020
Engage. Inspire. Transform.
March, the month of women, has not felt celebratory given the current Covid19 crisis. Yet, let us remember that when we come together as...
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Feb 24, 2020
Finally. A Guilty Verdict.
But really, why did it take so long? As with Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein was protected by his wealth, his gender and his privilege....
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Feb 18, 2020
The Business I Loved
My story began decades ago. I was working in the Chicago advertising market, when a hotel room key appeared on the table after lunch...
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