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Please Don't Ask Me When I Last Read a Book
“What’s the last book you read?” I was asked during a recent interview. I was certain they were looking for something profound. My Own Words by Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Think Like a Monk by Jay Shetty. Born a Crime by Trever Noah. The Warm of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson. The Truths We Hold by Kamala Harris.
A 90-Year Old and His iPad: An Unlikely Romance
In this fast-changing world, many elderly individuals have had a hard time embracing technology. The keys of a laptop often feel forbidding to a generation used to ink flowing from a pen; the abstract network of mobile connections far more inappreciable than landlines tethering their phone conversations. In short, they are an analog generation lost in a digital world. My dad, on the other hand, was just the opposite, jumping into the tech rabbit hole at age 76, when I gave him his first laptop.
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Cannabis: A Life of Either Cash or Crime, Depending on Who You Are
These days, when many people think of the cannabis industry, they think of a multi-billion-dollar industry dominated by large corporations, brands with sophisticated aesthetics, and entertainment moguls looking to jump on the green rush. But for 40,000 people across the United States, being involved with a cannabis business has led to prison sentences.
I Believe That Mommies Can (And Should) Be Millionaires Too
What if you could make your own dreams of success come true AND be a loving mother to your children all at the same time?Yes, it's not easy. Balancing a career and motherhood is a challenge for many modern-day females. Moms aren't only expected to be caretakers of their children; they continue to be subjected to gender stereotypes, and they take on so much unpaid labor while also being under a lot of pressure to succeed and be able to provide for their families. But it's not impossible. Let me tell you how I made it all happen.
From London Fashion Week to a Prison Cell: One Fashion Designer as a Victim of Police Prejudice
We all have an identity, built over time from what we secretly hold dear. Whether that identity was formed from hurt, pain, joy, tears, or success, it so easily becomes the foundation of who we are. For many years, my identity was clear; I was a London Fashion Week Designer. My life was centered around my career, the success I'd built, and the outlandish goals I'd set out to achieve. I'd become a bit of a robot, immune to adversity, pressing onwards towards the goal no matter what. If someone didn't like me because I was Black, I didn't notice or didn't care. I was a force of determination and skill, and nothing was going to stop me. Or so I thought.
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