Join writer Steve Majors as he recounts his search for identity through race, family, generational trauma, queerness, and parenthood in this moving memoir. The white-passing youngest son of a Black American family, journalist and author Steve Majors reflects on his life and experiences as a multi-racial queer man. A poignant narrative of identity formation, rejection, and re-formation, this moving memoir covers themes of generational trauma, abuse, race, sexuality, and family...

Shedia Asiya Nelson manages 4 programs at URGENT, Inc. and has directed, choreographed and coordinated more than 20 productions with URGENT, Inc. Her most notable youth led production series of ”She Kept Her Bra On: Chronicles of a Teenage Love Affair” in promoting teen dating violence awareness was adapted to film in summer of 2013 ”Keeping it On” debuted under the direction of Jalen James Acosta. Her role as an actress and screenwriter with the supporting dynamic original cast from the play...

Start your Journey with Gust 1. Personalized planning and preparation for successful fundraising. Benchmark your Venture How does your startup stack up? How much can you raise? Who should you raise from? Combine key data about your progress and hundreds of data points from angel and VC deals to get investor-level feedback on your venture. Your personalized results include: Fundraising benchmarks for your startup Suggested funding sources Actionable steps to improve fundraising and growth

Dr. Sasha Noukhovitch, Board member, Founder and President of the STEM Fellowship, discusses the aims and objectives of STEM Fellowship.

David Myers – Is a serial entrepreneur and a recurring-revenue, licensing and B2B information expert. With over 30 years experience specializing in Strategy, Sales, Legal, Licensing and Business Development, he has drafted, negotiated and closed over 500 domestic and international licensing agreements with partners, customers and distributors. David talks about his new venture Data Licensing Alliance.

CEO Greg Duffell of Vulcain.AI discusses their tech, Causal insights in real-time on metrics that impact your portfolio from millions of data sets, amplify your intelligence at light speed with Vulcain.

Art Jones the Founder of Its My Story Lab shares his timeless expertise about authentic story telling and how it can be used in any business or personal setting.   Art is a returning guest and his insights never disappoint.

Atinuke entrepreneur and author talks about her two books, “Water The Miracle of Life and “Sweet Surrender” and her water business Purh20.

We are a unique Venture Fund investing in companies that are building the next generation of intelligent enterprise software products. With an unfair advantage from our network of senior executives and vast experience in M&A within enterprise software, the Executive Enterprise Venture Fund is well positioned to outperform in the VC industry.

Paul Gerbino, information executive, discusses the content licensing marketplace.

Global DARE Board Member Mark Liquorish discusses the REFSUM disease and his history of addressing and living with the disease.

Patrice Jones former Pearson executive discusses his LinkedIn response to Gov DeSantis’s ban on DEI at Florida public colleges

Leigh Priebe Kearney is founder of Osprey Leadership Consulting and latest venture, LPK Consulting. LPK is a global firm comprised of experienced, driven and daring experts focused on delivering excellence at the “top of the house” by steering through the sometimes chaotic waters of business strategy and behaviors. With more than three decades of experience working with some of the most recognized brands and earning the respect of some of the world’s most illustrious leaders, Leigh has...

Universities on Fire explores the future of higher education during an age of unfolding climate crisis. Current studies have traced the likely implications of anthropogenic climate change across a range of domains, from agriculture to policy, urban design, technology, culture, and human psychology. However, few have explored how climate change can reshape colleges and universities. Universities on Fire addresses this by connecting climate research to a deep, futures-informed analysis of...

Mr. Jerry Andrews, Managing Director, Sr. Portfolio Manager Merrill Lynch discusses his very innovative portfolio principles and how he has developed a truly sustainable management process to the benefit of his clients.

How does fear – deep, ongoing, systemic fear – impact on Black lives? Through reflections on her own life, anthropologist Dr Linda Jean Hall PhD draws on traditions of African storytelling to explore the question of how systemic fear affects the twentieth- and twenty-first-century Afro American experience. By using the framing of pandemic waves – a concept all too familiar in the wake of COVID-19 – Hall employs a personal lens to parse out the implications of different “waves of fear”...

The Global Patient Safety Action Plan Framework Unsafe care results in over 2.6 million deaths per year and is considered one of the world’s leading causes of death. In 2019 the 72nd World Health Assembly issued a call to action, The “Global Action on Patient Safety”, that called for Member States to “work in collaboration with other Member States, civil society organizations, patients’ organizations, professional bodies, academic and research institutions, industry and other relevant...

How does fear – deep, ongoing, systemic fear – impact on Black lives? Through reflections on her own life, anthropologist Dr Linda Jean Hall PhD draws on traditions of African storytelling to explore the question of how systemic fear affects the twentieth- and twenty-first-century Afro American experience. By using the framing of pandemic waves – a concept all too familiar in the wake of COVID-19 – Hall employs a personal lens to parse out the implications of different “waves of fear”...

Chances are high that when you look to your left and right you don’t have many people who understand where you are and where you want to go. It’s as if most people are stuck in a rut doing the same thing repeatedly while you have committed to making the most out of your life. When you are surrounded by people like this you are likely let down by them frequently. What if you could change your circle so that you are in a tribe of 15 to 20 high performing business owners? If this sounds like...

Do puzzles get you going? Well you will love this word search because it not only is stimulating it provides the nostalgia of the 90s. This book has 50 large print word puzzles. This book will keep you intrigued with the topics and direction of the words going forwards, backwards, up, down, vertically, horizontally or diagonally. This is a collection of puzzles that pays homage to an era that deserves to be capsuled and remembered. Whether you embodied 90’s culture or wish you could have...

Emotional courage is an underestimated characteristic of successful Black life in the segregated, unjust US south. Author Greg Freeland reflects on how music reflected, impacted, and influenced Black life in 1950s rural South Carolina. The celebratory aspect of the Black rhythm and blues, jazz, and gospel music of Freeland’s life is one of his clearest memories of the time. In this book, he recalls and reflects upon how music was integral to the solidary and resilience of his Black community...

Walter Fields Civic Leader A Champion of Education For Our Children

I wrote this book because I believe that if we all put our heads and hands together, we can change the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry for the good of people and the planet. In short, I wrote this book because I believe in the power of ‘WE.’ Together, we can change how we design and build our industry for the better by creating a sustainable, diverse, inclusive, and equitable planet for us all to live on.

Worldcrunch is committed to the expansion of a free and responsible press around the world, contributing to the widest possible exchange of information, ideas and stories across geographical and linguistic boundaries. We believe that: Every story, no matter how seemingly small or locally focused, no matter in what language it is told or where it originated, can have relevance and resonance anywhere in the world. Excellent journalism is being produced every day in scores of places, languages,...

Crystal Sun, Founder of ItsCrystalSun, is a Frequency Advocate focused on ”Raising Frequency Awareness” as a music creator, frequency researcher, speaker, podcaster (LevelUp Your Frequency ™), and author. With 25 years of experience working as a singer, songwriter, music producer, coupled with a background in music theory and classical voice, Crystal earned the opportunity to work alongside some of the top music producers from Hollywood to New York City. In more recent years, starting in...