This week, I immersed myself in the finale of Love is Blind Season 6, a reality show that asks participants to accelerate their journey to marriage through an unconventional experiment. If you haven’t watched yet, save time and jump into the season’s finale, particularly Episode 12, from 49 to the 59-minute. In the unique social […]

There has been a relatively slight uptick in new Black venture fund managers. Of these emerging fund managers, anecdotally, a more significant percentage of them have a stated focus on investing solely in Black or People of Color entrepreneurs. Given the current funding landscape, where a dismal amount of venture capital goes to Black entrepreneurs, […]

1/9/23 5:45a Wake up 6a 20 min Power Yoga 6:30 Prayer and Reading 7a Wake kids, make school lunches 7:45a Kick kids out of house to go to pre-school/school 8a Eat breakfast and drink tea in silence (happy place) 8:30a Shower and dress 9a Start Work. Email Clean Up 11:59a Inbox 0 12:00p Lunch with […]

Afrofuturism is my favorite genre of books to read. The concept of Afrofuturism often reimagines a reality outside of the constructs of whiteness and white supremacy. If you’re unfamiliar with Afrofuturism, Taylor Crumpton writes a great article called, Afrofuturism Has Always Looked Forward. Crumpton writes, “Afrofuturism evaluates the past and future to create better conditions […]

Example I The organization that I founded and run, HBCUvc, currently has a staff of ten, and we’re an all-Black women team. (Note: this is not our goal because we are genuinely anchored in the value of diversity, but it is our current situation) Last week, we hosted an in-person staff retreat after two years […]