How to deal with race and religion at work

I originally wrote this article for Levo.com in January 2016 after witnessing the lack of empathy around police brutality and an increase of ignorance around mass shootings. People wanted to discuss or make comments around current events at work but did not know how to talk about it without being offensive to the minority employees

Support Black Women Businesses with These Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

We can all use a little self-care. How do you plan to gift some of your friends, family members and brand supporters with a little bit of self-care? How about a self-care box featuring items from small business owners. For Christmas and Galentine’s Day, I created these special boxes for friends that featured products from Black women-owned

4 Lessons We Learned From Pippen’s “Last Dance” Campaign for Fair Pay

The docuseries we all didn’t know we needed right now are giving us more than behind the scenes stories of the NBA’s most famous championship run of the Chicago Bulls. The docuseries is giving us insight on what the working culture was like for basketball players in the late 80s and early 90s, specifically part

Are you one of 22 million?

More than 22 million Americans have filed for initial unemployment benefits since mid-March. From furloughs to layoffs, many of us are trying to figure out how to bounce back from a job loss during a pandemic. When unemployment numbers were announced, it brought back emotions of the two times I was laid off from a job.

Are you sticking to your 2020 goals?

  Two months down and ten more to go, and some of us still have yet to select our 2020 goals or put action behind them. Lately, we have been picking word themes to help set off our intentions for the year, but have you put action behind your 2020 word of the year. From

What happened to Gabrielle Union is much more than a hair issue

  How women of color show up in the workplace goes far beyond a hairstyle or texture. Yes, how you show up at work in terms of your hair, attire, and vernacular can be deemed as “too ethnic” or “too much,” making your white colleagues uncomfortable.    Although laws have been passed to avoid hair

4 steps to consider before making a career pivot

If you are mid-career, you’re probably saving for your wedding, planning to expand your family, dealing with all that comes with the care of elderly parents, or wanting to buy a home. Life is getting real, and a lot of it requires money, and even the time that your job isn’t giving you. You’re wondering

4 Ways to Own Who You are in the Workplace

What is it like to be the only one? The only woman, the only person of color or both. Imagine being the only black senior leader and woman of color directly reporting to a CEO. How about being the only black woman leader in your office and the most senior on the west coast under

5 Lessons to Being Unapologetic as a Content Creator in Hollywood

On October 2nd, a group of over 100 women of color gathered at Neuehouse Hollywood for a conversation on being a content creator promoting diverse work and talent at the #L2LMixer.  

4 Lessons on Cultivating Relationships from the #L2LMixer

Why do you use social media? Really? What’s your reason for creating content, engaging with people, and trying to build a following? Social media is a free marketing tool. It’s a highlight reel and an extension of our passions, hobbies, values and expertise.