Growing up in the mountains of West Virginia, I experienced no ethnic diversity throughout high school. Often diversity might have been observed by what color the pick-up truck your family drove was or the kind of gun you learned to shoot. So, from an early age, I knew it was not safe to be different… Continue Reading Understanding My White Privilege by David Phillips
It’s Time to Talk by Lisa M. Evans, MA, CDP She is the author of “This Is My Brain on Emotion” Remove the phrase I don’t see color So we can truly see each other And focus on what lies within And not be distracted by melanin Our hearts beat Our blood flows We celebrate… Continue Reading It’s Time to Talk by Lisa M. Evans, MA, CDP
In 2009 Robin Doerschuk was recognized by Inside Magazine as “One to Watch” when she was director at Alliance Solutions Group before she became part-owner and before she launched the Women’s Leadership Conference of Northeast Ohio. Now she’s started a new career at a telecommunications start-up, Snip Internet, LLC, as Vice President and General Manager,… Continue Reading Robin Doerschuk: Distinguished Young Woman Honoree
In 1938, Dorothy Height was hired by the Harlem YWCA. She worked for better working conditions for black domestic workers, leading to her election to YWCA national leadership. In her professional service with the YWCA, she was assistant director of the Emma Ransom House in Harlem, and later executive director of the Phillis Wheatley House in Washington, DC.… Continue Reading Black History Month: Honoring Dorothy Height