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 […]

It’s been 15 years since I’ve experienced “Spring” as a season. I grew up in Philadelphia, where we had all 4 seasons, but I have lived in California since 2007. Last year, my husband and I made the personal decision to move our family to Denmark. He is from Denmark, grew up there, and moved […]