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 […]

Below is a draft framework towards an equitable venture capital (VC) industry. Please note: The word “equity” is used frequently lot in this post. The primary meaning of equity in VC refers to ownership in private companies. In this post, “equity” refers to economic fairness and justice for all people. This framework is modeled from […]