Posts tagged racial equity
Making History: 10 Black Women Leaders Inspire With Advice, Purpose, Action

At the close of Black History Month, which began in 1915 in this country, and was made into law in 1986, Take The Lead salutes 10 Black women leaders across industries and influence. Diving into their contributions and keen advice for leaders today, there is so much wisdom to glean that moves far past one month of the year. And into forever.

In spite of Google eliminating its visual salute to the month and the Department of Defense declaring it erased—as well as Women’s History Month and National Disability Employment Month—Take The Lead acknowledges the depth and breadth of Black women in business, entrepreneurship, education, media and all of American culture far past the calendar mont of the year.

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Power To Change Conversations Webinar Series Launches on Women’s Equality Day

It’s much more than talk. It’s about solutions, giving back and changing the present and future.

Diving into the urgent global conversations of racial and gender equality in leadership today, Take The Lead launches “Power to Change Conversations,” a new Zoom-based webinar series devoted to offering substantive solutions from leading experts on race, gender and equity.

“There is much necessary discussion about uncovering centuries of injustice against people of color and women,” says Gloria Feldt, the co-founder and president of Take The Lead. “But we saw a need for dialogue on what can be done immediately to right the wrongs, and ‘Power to Change Conversations’ will offer actionable solutions for the issues of the day.”

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