The prevailing male leadership style of take charge, be decisive and save the day presents a problem for the workplace today. This masculine way of leading represents black or white thinking that leaves many options on the…
My name is Lily and I’m in 6th grade. My school did something for Black History Month every day last month. Images for Black History Month rotated on the televisions around our school, they put black…
School boards are more important now than ever. Wait…what? If you follow the news, it may seem that the fate our country rests in the hands of a few underpaid and underappreciated…
One of my granddaughters is a topnotch volleyball and basketball player at her middle school. Her younger sister is a crackerjack softball player and also a superlative gymnast. Does this mean these girls might be more…
As the former First Lady Michelle Obama shared an intimate conversation with the members of Chief, her message of authenticity resonated with me – loudly. As a…
When I was a kid growing up in suburban Detroit, I loved to watch my Detroit Tigers play baseball. I couldn’t wait to tune in their games on television or listen to them on the radio. My father,…
Traditionally, the new year is viewed as a time of rebirth. We’ve taken stock of our losses and are ready to begin our lives anew – with vim, vigor, and vitality. And hope.
The year 2021 was a mixed bag for women, with momentous gains notched alongside disheartening losses. On the plus side, we saw the first woman – who is also the first woman of color – sworn…
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Sitting at a long boardroom table at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, Rhode Island, flanked by Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed, Dr. Kathleen Hicks—the first female deputy secretary of the Department of Defense and the highest-ranking woman…
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The poet Maya Angelou mentored Oprah. At her Chicago law firm, Michelle Robinson mentored the young Barack Obama, who later married her. In Hollywood, Audrey Hepburn mentored Elizabeth Taylor. I don’t remember ever hearing the word…