Dr. Lilian Ajayi-Ore: Doctorate Degree News We are so pleased to announce the success of the Founder and CEO of the Global Connections for Women Foundation. Dr. Lilian Ajayi-Ore has completed her Doctor of Education Degree from the University of Pennsylvania with a Double Distinction. Through years of determination, perseverance and intellectual accomplishments, our Founder has the designated honor of…
How This Hollywood Producer Empowers Women Behind The Camera Hollywood producer, Laverne McKinnon, partner at K&L Productions, encourages creative professionals to use their stories to derive outer accomplishment from inner meaning through leadership coaching. For over two decades in the entertainment industry, she has been an activist in supporting women empowerment and breaking down barriers that exist for women working…
Beyoncé’s Directory of Black-Owned Businesses to Support Beyoncé has many founders, owners and entrepreneurs of color jumping for joy after including them in her directory of Black-owned businesses. In addition to releasing a new song, “Black Parade,” on Juneteenth, her website was also updated to feature an organized list curated by her go-to fashion stylist, Zerina Akers. On Instagram, Akers presented @black.owned.everything and…
20 Amazing Women Who Are Changing the World Even though International Women’s Day is March 8, these 20 women are proving that it doesn’t matter what day it is — it’s always a good time to celebrate the advances made by women in the past few years. From the first openly transgender state representative to the first black female artist to paint an official…
Beyoncé And Tina Knowles-Lawson Help Accelerate Coronavirus Testing In Underserved Communities Last weekend, close to 1,000 residents flocked to two middle schools in predominantly black Houston communities, waiting patiently in their cars to receive free COVID-19 testing. Unlike many other cities nationwide, Houston has had free testing available to the public but “some people, definitely minorities because we are overlooked,…
5 Takeaways From Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s New Netflix Documentary, ‘Becoming’ In her final speech as first lady, Michelle Obama honored the 2017 School Counselor of the Year at the White House and famously said, “I want our young people to know that they matter, that they belong. So don’t be afraid — you hear me, young people? Don’t be afraid.…
Amid This Pandemic, Women CEOs Share That Leadership And Culture Matter Most Five CEOs convened April 22, 2020 to share their approaches to leading during crisis. One was Carly Fiorina who has led through deep recession, terrorist attacks, SARS and Ebola. Carly shared, “There’s an old saying that tough times build character. I think that is wrong … tough times…
Michelle Obama Answers 20 Questions for Oprah Magazine You want to be Michelle Obama’s friend. That’s understandable. She’s a person of wholly admirable intelligence, grace, kindness and dedication to making the world a better place. Of course, Michelle Obama would be the first one to downplay that kind of hype about Michelle Obama, but (a) she won’t read this till…
Columbia University Human Capital Management Virtual Town Hall: Pandemics as a Test of Workforce Sustainability YOU’RE INVITEDFree Virtual Event – Space is Limited COVID-19 has been a global test of resilience for organizations, corporate leadership, external communities, and business partners. Please join our esteemed panel of scholar-practitioners for a timely discussion of how sustainable workforce strategies contribute to the fate…
COVID-19 was highly contagious, unpredictable, and deadly, even with an aggressive public policy response in China. So, what to do? How to prepare and respond? Leaders of cities, states and countries faced an unprecedented test. The ones who passed this test with flying colors are disproportionately women. This is despite the fact that they make up only 7% of heads of state.