Author: Rachel Stoler

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elayne_Jones

Elayne Viola Jones (January 30, 1928 – December 17, 2022) was an American timpanist. In 2019 she became the fourth female member of the Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame.

The Black Economic Alliance Appoints Samantha Tweedy Chief Executive Officer

Tweedy brings two decades of experience building and leading transformative racial and economic justice initiatives at the intersection of the public, private, and philanthropic sectors. While serving as inaugural President of the Black Economic Alliance Foundation, Tweedy raised tens of millions of dollars and launched strategic partnerships with the foremost corporate, philanthropic, research, and academic institutions in the country, in service of identifying and executing solutions that will grow Black economic prosperity.

Sherri Chisholm

Executive Director

Sherri Chisholm joined Leading on Opportunity as its director in September 2020, bringing nearly a decade of experience as an educational and nonprofit strategist to the role. She has worked in senior leadership at national nonprofits and major school districts across the country, where she drove transformation through strategic planning, organizational effectiveness, and leadership development.

https://tulainemontgomery.com/about

Tulaine Montgomery is a futurist, creative, educator, and, above all, a true believer that a better world is possible.

As the CEO of New Profit, she leads a coalition of social entrepreneurs and changemakers advancing a vision for an America where everyone can thrive.

https://www.wesa.fm/politics-government/2024-04-23/pa-election-results-congress-12th-district

First-term U.S. Rep. Summer Lee held off a spirited primary challenge from Bhavini Patel in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District on Tuesday after a race that drew national attention and was overshadowed by an international crisis.

https://www.npr.org/2024/04/24/1246716227/black-cowboy-culture-ivan-mcclellan-photographer-8-seconds-book

A photographer documented Black cowboys across the U.S. for a new book

Ivan McClellan spent nearly a decade documenting this unique culture all across the United States.

Bernard is a renowned leader in the innovation, assistivetechnology, and entrepreneurship for disability inclusion in Africa. He is passionate about being a success catalyst and bridge for Startup teams and venture founders using the power of technology and entrepreneurship to change the world.

Africa’s first Assistive Technology Accelerator

Innovate Now has helped to launch 21 African assistive tech ventures over four acceleration cycles. African start-ups receive mentorship, learning and expert guidance over a 3-6 month period to create market fit, scalable and investable Assistive Technologies (AT). 

https://www.deborahrobertsart.com/artist-statement

Deborah Roberts (American, b. 1962) is a mixed media artist whose work challenges the notion of ideal beauty.

https://gsep.pepperdine.edu/about/our-people/faculty/shelly-harrell

Dr. Harrell is a licensed psychologist with areas of specialization in multicultural and community psychology. Her research interests include cultural dimensions of wellness and positive well-being, racism-related stress, resilience-oriented stress management interventions, culturally-diverse contemplative practices, humanistic-existential and integrative approaches to psychotherapy, and African American mental health.