I remember when I read one of those “X Things To Do To Save Your Money” articles. I remember thinking to myself, “Well, yes… I could do those things, but I don’t have the resources available to do any of them.” For Whom This led me to a phrase I often hear…

If you haven’t read Tara Jaye Frank’s take on the Glass Cliff, you should read it now. Tara Jaye Frank on LinkedIn: #glasscliff #leadership #workplaceculture | 306 comments What Brian Flores and Hue Jackson claim they were subjected to--essentially being set up (and even paid) to fail--is…www.linkedin.com In all my years, I never had quite the vocabulary to explain a phenomenon that I’ve experienced so many times. This is an account of my first real experience with the glass cliff.

Today’s Google Doodle is an illustration dedicated to the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Years ago, the only thing I knew about him was that he was a “good Black person” that fought for equality. I learned about slavery, and then Jim Crow laws, which was legalized…

The Kübler-Ross model presents the five stages of grief as: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Most associate these with losing a loved one or going through a difficult time that causes a significant change in one’s life or well-being. …

I just finished watching Coded Bias, and was thinking about how many times I’ve had the conversation about why diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is important in technology. The documentary expands upon the continuing argument that AI, Machine Learning, and many algorithmic paths are laden in white supremacist thinking and…

Many times, White allies try their best to offer their hand: joining Black Lives Matter movements, promoting supportive hashtags, or just generally expanding their network of friends. But sometimes, the mark misses the target when it comes to substantial, lasting change. …

You’re an up-and-coming business or a staid Fortune 500 company and noticing that many of your colleagues are complaining about a lack of diversity. For most folks, they say, “Wow. We need diversity training, stat!”… and may stop there. But for others, they think it’s simply having t-shirts that say…

I forget the first time I heard this story about a person going off and doing their own thing. It’s something that I grew up with for so long, that I believed that the smartest, most intelligent people were explorers and conquerors who — despite the odds — did something…

I had been following the launch of Crew Dragon ever since I knew that Tesla founder, Elon Musk, created SpaceX to specifically pick up where the space race had left off. Being in St. Louis and volunteering at the local science museum, the St. Louis Science Center — a place…