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We Are Not a Monolith: Breaking the Stigma of “Professionalism” and Embracing the Full Range of Black Excellence

By: Dr. Lisa Marie Lee Image create via Copilot Black people are not a monolith. Yet, workplaces and business environments across the...

Jul 22, 20253 min read

When the System Shakes, We Build Stronger: How We Rise from Federal Job Cuts

By: Dr. Lisa Marie Lee In February 2025, the Trump administration launched the Department of Government Efficiency Workforce Optimization...

Jul 8, 20254 min read

The Miseducation of Professionalism: What We Were Taught, What We Know, and What We’re Reclaiming

By Janis Hillard Somewhere along the way, being “professional” became a code word for stiff, too polished, “putting on”, being inauthentic, or in pejorative terms – “acting white.” We’ve been so conditioned to believe that to be taken seriously, we must talk a certain way like lowering our voices, softening our tone, and over-explain ourselves to avoid being seen as “angry” or “aggressive.” We’ve watched others speak freely, while we consider the risk of being labeled “too

Jul 1, 20252 min read

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We want to be the GRAPEVINE you heard it from.

We Are Not a Monolith: Breaking the Stigma of “Professionalism” and Embracing the Full Range of Black Excellence

When the System Shakes, We Build Stronger: How We Rise from Federal Job Cuts

The Miseducation of Professionalism: What We Were Taught, What We Know, and What We’re Reclaiming

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