As we all have, I’ve paused multiple times in the past week to take a breath, read a headline, and make a decision – to watch or not to watch. Numerous articles and news stories have explored the strife of this decision. A New York Times columnist poses the question – is it our civic...

Last Monday, Hoda and Jenna invited Alvin Irby, the infectiously optimistic founder and Chief Reading Inspirer of Barbershop Books, to be on the Today Show. I don’t want to say much about the interview because I don’t want to spoil it for you. If you’re looking for a moment of joy, take a 4-minute video...

It’s time we accept that we are in a new normal – one where we need to expect the unexpected and where we have constant opportunity to not only be nimble, but to express our creativity. Instead of wondering when we’ll get back, how can we look forward? Instead of continuing to perseverate on loss,...

So, as this year comes to an end, I want to thank the dozen plus organizations that have allowed me to listen and learn from their work and begin to co-lead deeper internal discussions. 2023 will be a year in which I continue to remix ideas, but with more focus and precision – due in...

It’s a little late in the year to be going back to school, but that’s what I did on Monday night. For the first time since the shutdown, I was back in a school building working with young people – this time in a volunteer role.   A close friend manages the alternative pathways program...

November 20th marked this year’s Transgender Day of Remembrance – a day that seeks to raise awareness of the violence and prejudice faced by transgender communities. A report released just a few days before noted that 47 transgender people had been killed over the course of a year. As November 19th rolled into November 20th...