by Dominique Derbigny | Jun 6, 2021 | Our Sheroes
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Taifa Smith Butler, incoming president of Demos, a progressive think tank aimed at creating a just, inclusive multiracial democracy and economy. Butler currently serves as CEO of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) where...
by Dominique Derbigny | Mar 15, 2021 | Articles
One year ago, we were told to stay home for two weeks to help slow the spread of COVID19. Since then, the Black community has borne the brunt of the U.S. epidemic and recession through disproportionate rates of illness and death, job losses, and business closures. ...
by Dominique Derbigny | Jan 24, 2021 | Our Sheroes
Our BlackHer Shero of the week is Tamieka Atkins, executive director of ProGeorgia, Georgia’s state-based non-partisan voter engagement advocacy organization. She is also the convener of ProGeorgia’s Women of Color Initiative, which strives to support the...
by Dominique Derbigny | Nov 30, 2020 | Our Sheroes
Our BlackHer Shero of the Week is Nadia Owusu, a Brooklyn-based writer and urbanist. Simon and Schuster will publish her first book, Aftershocks: A Memoir, in January 2021 (pre-order today!). Her lyric essay chapbook, So Devilish a Fire won the Atlas Review chapbook...
by Dominique Derbigny | Oct 18, 2020 | Our Sheroes
Our BlackHer Shero of the week is Natalie Burke, president and CEO of CommonHealth Action, whose mission is to develop people and organizations to produce health through equitable policies, programs, and practices. Natalie and I spoke about the need for power and...
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