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- 2 weeks ago

The Cost of Being a Woman: A $1.6 Trillion Yearly Wage Gap

By Bria Overs Originally appeared in Word in Black Despite some progress on the gender wage gap, women still make less than men, with women of color suffering the most. On this year’s Equal Pay Day, there’s little to celebrate. Although wom...

- 2 weeks ago

Preserved by Purpose: Face to Face 

“I have a what on my where?”  I asked my doctor as she reexplained what I’d obviously been too pre-occupied to hear.  Honestly, I knew I’d heard it right but, I was just hoping she’d say something different the 2nd time. By the time I collected my t...

- 2 weeks ago

A Woman of the People

Christie K Foundation Committed to Opening Doors, Building Legacies By Lynn Pearcey Each one, teach one, is the mantra that’s floated about in the Black community all too often, especially regarding business. But in too many instances when bus...