So, here is to growth through discomfort – I’ll continue to look for opportunities to do so and be a more intentional ally and aware of the temptation to coast on my own privilege. So many black women level up and raise the bar for everyone despite these challenges, extraordinary is as extraordinary does! I only lament that they must fight so hard for a baseline I enjoy just because of the color of my skin. It is encouraging to know that Elizabeth Leiba has been able to not only reclaim but to amplify her voice and I am certain that her book, lectures, and media presence are inspiring other black women to do the same. As I read it, it was also important to sit in my own discomfort and all of the other millions things I feel when I realize that I take for granted the psychic and physical toll of the things that women of color put up with all the time and that I do not have to endure each day, and think critically about the ways in which I may or may not contribute to the problem. It’s a true testament to the power of storytelling done well, which can allow one to experience empathy for a story that is not their own. It's important for me and women like me and anyone who can’t already appreciate this lived experience, to read this story and others like it, and feel the emotions described. I cannot even begin to imagine the cumulative weight of Leiba’s experience or the experience of any black woman who must navigate traditionally white spaces, in the case of this book, higher education and the workplace (and elsewhere) so to try talk about it feels presumptive, but in my last post I vowed to be more vulnerable, so here we are. It feels performative, but my intentions are not – I think not recognizing the impact it had on me would feel/be worse 2. It’s hard to craft a public reflection of a book like this because: 1. This week I’m reflecting on the book I’m not yelling: A Black Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Workplace by Elizabeth Leiba. This book came up as recommended in one of my feeds – and I selected it in an effort to raise my consciousness around the experiences of many of my talented friends, clients and colleagues who are women of color. and Daryl Perry II Insurance Expert #blackexcellence #hbcu #divinenine #fraternity #blackculture It's just something about that crimson and cream! ❤️□ □ □ Shout out to my favorite Kappas Temanté Leary J.D., M.B.A. He has been awarded four NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series for this role. He also starred as Secret Service Agent Marcus Finley in NBC's political drama Crisis. He is best known for his role as Calvin Payne on the Turner (Turner Broadcasting System, Inc) sitcom Tyler Perry's House of Payne and OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network sitcom Tyler Perry's The Paynes, as well as appearing in other Tyler Perry productions such as the Meet the Browns film and Tyler Perry's Temptations: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor. He went on to attend Howard University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in theater. Lance Gross is an actor, model, and photographer, who was born in Oakland, California, the child of a Ghanaian immigrant father and African American mother. Lance Gross is joining the ranks of fellow entertainers who are Kappas like Tavis Smiley, John Singleton, Cedric The Entertainer, Montell Jordan, and Grammy award winning gospel singer and pianist, Smokie Norful. Kappa Alpha Psi also prides itself in that it no longer bestows honorary membership. The fraternity has over 160,000 members with 721 undergraduate and alumni chapters in every state of the United States, and international chapters in the United Kingdom, Germany, South Korea, Japan, United States Virgin Islands, Nigeria, South Africa, and The Bahamas. Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated (ΚΑΨ) is a historically Black fraternity founded on Januat Indiana University Bloomington. Wait just a minute, Kappas!! □□ Y'all didn't tell me you had Lance Gross out here twirling the cane like this! □
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