CHARMAINE D. RICE Charmaine D. Rice is the Senior Vice President for Learning, Development & Diversity at AmTrust Financial Services, Inc. She earned a master’s degree from Cleveland State University in Psychology specializing in Diversity Management and Organizational Leadership and a bachelor’s degree from Wright State University in Communications specializingContinue Reading
Figuring out who you truly are isn’t easy, especially when different things have influenced you. But the journey of self-discovery helps you sort through all those things and find your real identity. This journey has a few main parts, and each part helps you understand yourself better and see theContinue Reading
From the moment you meet him, you wonder if something is different about him. After you get to speak to him, you know that he is different. In a world absent of true leadership when you get to know Tyronne Stoudemire you can feel the passion he has for theContinue Reading
Life as a single has become harder in the last twelve months. Before the pandemic, meeting women was easy. Walking up and saying hello was a proven method of meeting someone. Today, people are more reserved in their attempts to assertively walk up and say anything to anyone. So, peopleContinue Reading
The racism that Blacks suffer from in American society is literally sewn into the fabric of the country. For over 400 years, when Blacks were brought to this country as slaves, the violence perpetrated on them had been inhuman. The end of slavery was supposed to be a turning pointContinue Reading
Life has never been more stressful. Inflation is at an all-time high and Americans are feeling the pressure. Inflation, coupled with the uncertainty of climate change, the rise in crime, and poor political choices, is increasing everyone’s anxiety. Overall, the prices that Americans are paying for food, housing, and fuelContinue Reading
NANA KWAMEN TAKYI-MICAH Nana Kwamena Takyi-Micah is the founder of Micah Specialty Foods, a food manufacturing company that offers authentic African food products to the American consumer in the shortest possible time. He has created jobs for formerly incarcerated individuals in Cleveland Ohio and is on a mission to assistContinue Reading
Marcusssssss!” Everyone has heard Lady Eloise calling out to Marcus Graham in the movie Boomerang where she summons him to her bedroom to consummate the deal for her company to be bought by him. To Marcus, having sex with her was a small price to pay to get the dealContinue Reading
After the Civil War America needed to put itself back together. The war saw thirteen southern states that needed to rejoin the union. And it saw that it was going to need new policies so the Blacks living in those areas could enjoy their new freedom. The period was calledContinue Reading
VANESHIA HOUSTON Vaneshia Houston graduated from Cleveland State University where her initial studies were in Civil Engineering, resulting in a double major in Biology and Chemistry. After completing her undergraduate studies, Vaneshia became NIMS, Lean, and Green Belt Six Sigma Certified. Her professional development is unmatched with over 15 yearsContinue Reading
