Bringing Your Authentic Self to Work As a Black Woman — Unpacked
What does it actually mean to bring your #blackgirlmagic to work and still ascend into leadership? Is it even possible?
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Breast Cancer Survivors
Arnaldo Silva gave his daughter Vanessa the gift of life twice, the second time by saving it. If it weren’t for his breast cancer diagnosis, his daughter may have waited until age 40 to get a mammogram, as recommended by the American Cancer Society—but that would have been too late. “If he didn’t have cancer, I wouldn’t be here,†says Vanessa.
Balancing Act
Alexis James has entered a new season in life. She recently turned 30 and is ready to pursue investments with the potential for greater returns, which includes buying rental property...
Why Black Business People Should Meditate
The following was written by Nichol Bradford: Let’s face it, being black in corporate America requires a complex skill set to succeed. SKILL #1: You have to be twice as...
How to Prepare Your Business for Succession
When their father died in 2008, Jessica and Charles Johnson Jr. were left with the question of whether to make payroll or close the doors of their family-owned business. The security firm had been started by their grandparents nearly five decades ago in the Bronx, New York. “We could have disbanded the company and sold the assets,†says Charles Jr., who is a shareholder at Johnson Security Bureau Inc. “We would have been okay. However, we knew that many families were depending on us for employment, so we chose to keep it going.â€