This is my love letter to nonprofit leaders
Dear nonprofit leader, This is my love letter to you. Here’s what I love and admire about you: You are a helper! You overcome your fears and learn how to fundraise. You learn to research, to write and speak persuasively, and you get shit done! Our organizations run because you are focused and motivated to […]
Saying goodbye to my brother
My friend, my brother, Aaron J. Levine, is dead. I’ve struggled with writing this, and I know that Aaron would tell me to stop waiting, and just write. With tears in my eyes, let me tell you what is on my heart right now. I want to tell you everything about him, because […]
Finally I can share this
I’ve been excited for months to share Anjali Nath Upadhyay with you. Her podcast, Feral Visions, has been enlightening and inspiring me with so many ideas. Here’s just a tiny excerpt of an interview she did with D’Juan Owens of #nowhitesaviors: “As Toni Morrison says, “If you can’t imagine it, you can’t have it.” We […]
Part of the problem is the way we respond to the problem
You work at a nonprofit right? Let me ask you a few questions. Why do you feel like you have to change the world? Why is the world resting on your shoulders? Who made you in charge of the world’s problems? Because in nonprofits, this is how we are set up. Because of white supremacy, […]
Did you look away?
i finally got my partner to watch King Arthur Legend of the Sword with me. They scoffed, saying “EH it looks bad” but then they said, “Wow I don’t know if this is the best thing ever or the most ridiculous thing ever” and honestly why can’t it be both? but the reason I tell […]
Trust Black Women To Lead
We Won! One thing we learned- Trust Black Women to Lead (see article from Essence Magazine about the Black Women who made this victory possible) Because we believe in Black women’s leadership – we have a whole conference on deck for you this week! Join us to learn from Black women, listen to Black women, and […]