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A Chef’s Journey: Mariya Moore-Russell’s Path to Culinary Freedom

By Raslyn C. Wooten | August 10, 2024 |

MICHELIN Star Chef Mariya Moore-Russell is charting her own path and changing the culinary workplace one dish at a time.

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Felicia Ann Rose Enuha: Trill and Self-Aware

By Raslyn C. Wooten | August 10, 2024 |

Being trill and self aware is not always easy for Black women in the workplace. Felicia Ann Rose Enuha has mastered both and helps others thrive in their careers.

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The Kink of Public Humiliation: Workplace Devaluation and Black Women’s Expected Forgiveness

By Raslyn C. Wooten | August 10, 2024 |

Why are Black women expected to forgive the unforgivable in the workplace? Leah Goodridge talks us through this issue.

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Fighting Back: Black Women’s Battle Against Workplace Bullying

By Raslyn C. Wooten | August 10, 2024 |

Black women are fighting back against their workplace bullies. We speak to a few women who endured trauma at work and stood their ground.

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Black Women Planning for Retirement

By Raslyn C. Wooten | December 2, 2023 |

Black women are retiring into poverty and finding themselves with many questions about how to plan for their financial future. We spoke with three financial advisors to help us navigate common retirement questions.

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How to retire in your 40s

By Raslyn C. Wooten | December 2, 2023 |

What do you need to do now to retire in your 40s? If you are already past your 40s, how can you make changes now to retire early? We connect with Angelia McKinney, the YoungSavvyRetiree who will tells us how she did it and helps others.

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Breaking Financial Barriers for Black Women Through Communication

By Raslyn C. Wooten | December 2, 2023 |

Black families are behind financially, and one of the barriers to our financial freedom and generational wealth is the lack of communication and planning around money.

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Are Your Clothes Keeping You From the Career You Want?

By Raslyn C. Wooten | December 2, 2023 |

Change your mind, change your clothes and you’ll change your life. According to Dawn Thibodeaux, Black women are leaving money on the table because we are not dressed appropriately at work and in business settings. She wants to change that and show us how to move up in the world through the power of clothing.

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Q&A with Ansa Edim, Founder of Blacklist

By Raslyn C. Wooten | December 2, 2023 |

A site where marginalized and protected classes and share their experiences being discriminated against and mistreated in the workplace? Yes, please! We speak with Ansa Edim, founder of Blacklist, a whistle-blowing site that warns others of unsafe and toxic workplaces.

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Danielle Miller: The Reality of Workplace Drama

By Raslyn C. Wooten | December 2, 2023 |

Danielle Miller of Basketball Wives: Orlando is no stranger to playing to win, but she is finding that the basketball court and Reality TV are two different workplaces with very different colleagues. One thing she is prepared for is defense.

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