Shay 
Twenty-eight years ago, two things happened that changed the trajectory of my life. I signed up for a stint as an AmeriCorps Vista, training to become a community organizer and working in a community on the far North side of Chicago and I found Jesus. I was baptized in Lake Michigan, and from that day …
I have spent the last 16 years as the executive director of several different non-profit organizations. For those not well-versed in the nonprofit world, my position is equivalent to the role of CEO in the for-profit sector. Given that less than 33% of non-profits in the United States are led by BIPOC folks, with less …
I recently attended a dear friend’s 50th birthday party and it was one of the most memorable nights I have had in years. This friend is a white woman with a multiracial family, and her friend and professional groups are reflective of the diversity in her family. As a 50-something-year-old Black woman living in Maine, …