Dr. Jade Singleton launched the first global study on Black women's labor. The early data is already naming a cost that institutions have spent centuries refusing to calculate. By: Dr. Lisa Marie Lee The Global State of Black Women's Labor Survey The cost is not abstract. It shows up in wage gaps that compound annually. In unpaid labor that never appears on a payroll. In burnout rates that are quietly draining the most productive workforce on the planet. In businesses that g

Every Juneteenth, I notice the same thing. Some people are celebrating. Some people are reflecting. And some people are acting like it's just another Friday. Recently, someone shared a story with me about a supervisor who scheduled a meeting on Juneteenth. When the employee pointed out that it was a federal holiday—and that it was literally listed on the company calendar—the supervisor was embarrassed and quickly moved the meeting. The story made me laugh a little. But it als

What Eliminating DEI in Law Schools Means for All of Us By Dr. Lisa Marie Lee | #BLKLIN It is time to strip away the sanitized framing and name the reality of this latest maneuver. In May 2026, the American Bar Association voted to eliminate Standard 206, the rule requiring law schools to demonstrate a concrete commitment to diversity in admissions, recruitment, faculty hiring, and student programming. The rule had already been suspended since February 2025 under pressure fro