Jun 7, 2022A possible white supremacist founded my startup…and other tales of being Black in America. I’m weary. After earning my MBA despite a bout of COVID, intimate partner emotional neglect, the death of my beloved dog, and involuntary unemployment, I thought I might finally be able to celebrate. …Gun Violence3 min readGun Violence3 min read
Apr 3, 2021#defangFAANG: Amazon, Inc.defang [dee-fang / diˈfæŋ] verb (used with object) to remove the fangs of: to defang a snake. to cause to become less powerful or threatening; render harmless. Corporation Name: Amazon, Inc. Year Established: 1994 Industry: Internet Retail Headquarters: Seattle, WA, USA Annual Revenue (2020): $386 billion (UAE’s annual GDP is $383…Amazon8 min readAmazon8 min read
Aug 30, 2020“I wanted women who had to face odds and go through them”Interview with Founder of the Brave Sis Project, Rozella Kennedy One thing you should know about Rozella Kennedy is that she’s always been this way. Growing up in New York City in the 70s and 80s — one of the world’s most diverse places at the time — she always imagined for herself other possibilities outside of those typical for…7 min read7 min read
Aug 1, 2020A Description of Karen Horney’s Neo-Freudian Theory of PersonalityWho was Karen Horney? By all accounts, Dr. Karen Horney was a pioneer in the field of psychology. Reared in Germany at a time when women were excluded from higher education, Horney attended medical school at the University of Freiburg, the University of Göttingen, and the University of Berlin before graduating with her M.D…6 min read6 min read
Jul 29, 2020Everything I Know About Leadership I Learned From My DogThe bite took a few seconds to register. When it did, I slid down the refrigerator and onto my bottom, face hot with embarrassment and my own coursing blood. …Dogs4 min readDogs4 min read
Jul 2, 2020We Need To Talk About Grief…Big G and Little g — My aunt dropped to her knees at the sight of her son’s body. I don’t feel right sharing my own Grief in the face of hers. I cried rivers in my co-worker’s arms when I heard. And when I sat facing my Human Resources Director as she told me I…Grief3 min readGrief3 min read
May 18, 2020Dear Mrs. Phelps,I am certain you, a person loving and supporting a person who has a mental illness, understand that it’s not your “fault”. I know you know — intellectually, to be sure — that there’s not much you or anyone else can do to “fix” Mr. Phelps. …Depression2 min readDepression2 min read
