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Transitions: Exploring Opportunities 2020

Posted onAugust 19, 2020June 20, 2022AuthorRonda Lee

In the middle of a pandemic and a civil rights movement (Black Lives Matter), I experienced much pain but also in the midst of the pain, moments of joy. How and why this happens is beyond me. What I have learned is to live in Read More …

CategoriesDream Chasing

In Defense of André Leon Talley and Michael Jordan

Posted onApril 29, 2020June 2, 2020AuthorRonda Lee

I watched ESPN’s The Last Dance featuring Michael Jordan (MJ) and the Chicago Bulls 1997-98 team. Amidst this, I read about excerpts from The Chiffon Trenches, André Leon Talley’s upcoming memoir which references his relationship with Anna Wintour. I love black people and our culture. Read More …

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Rahm Emanuel Inherited Arne Duncan’s Chicago Public School Failure

Posted onSeptember 5, 2018September 16, 2018AuthorRonda Lee

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced that he is not running for re-election. One response has been that he is the culprit for all these schools closing. I am a Chicagoan and spent half of my education in Chicago Public Schools. I am intimately aware of Read More …

CategoriesChicago, Education, Politics

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Dream Chasing at 46 -Birthday Reflection

Posted onJuly 2, 2018August 28, 2018AuthorRonda Lee

Today is my 46th birthday. I do not mind aging so long as there is wisdom, maturity, and growth. While most people party hard on their birthdays, it is typically a day of introspection for me. I prefer to be alone as I consider where Read More …

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Lessons Learned From Freshman Year in College

Posted onSeptember 13, 2017November 3, 2019AuthorRachel J. Jones

Feature Photo Credit: Kimberly Boyd, Twisted Kreations at UAPB After one year of college I learned a few lessons. My freshmen year was filled with fun, work, and people. My main goal for freshman year was to have a successful academic term and not repeat Read More …

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Ladies Behind Hip Hop Labels

Posted onSeptember 5, 2017September 4, 2018AuthorRonda Lee

The stories about the rise of hip hop record labels focus heavily on men. Little is said about the women in the game, moving, shaking, trailblazing and mentoring. Too often women of color are reduced to caricatures – the ratchetness of reality TV. The notion Read More …

CategoriesBusiness, Careers, College, Music, Women

Success, Failure, Milestones: Celebrate

Posted onJune 30, 2017August 28, 2018AuthorRonda Lee

My birthday is this weekend. As usual, I’m reflecting: success, failure, and the moments in between. Too often we’re so busy waiting for the “big” moment that we neglect to honor the small milestones that facilitate the big break. Last weekend, I had a moment Read More …

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The Horror of the Freshman 15

Posted onJune 17, 2017September 25, 2019AuthorRachel J. Jones1 Comment

I thought it was a myth. I thought it was something people say to scare us newbies, freshmen, but it is real. My bony chicken legs started to look like jumbo carnival size turkey legs. My flat as a table tummy deformed into a Kangaroo Read More …

CategoriesCollege, Education, Health

Easter Reflection: Trump’s Christian Supporters

Posted onApril 5, 2017April 30, 2019AuthorRonda Lee

2018 Update: The US government under the Trump administration and Jeff Sessions is trying to use the Bible to justify separating immigrant children from parents. Children have died and been sexually abused in ICE custody. Shame to Christians who fail to call this blasphemy and Read More …

CategoriesPolitics, Politics, Religion

Forward Motion During Times of Uncertainty

Posted onJanuary 18, 2017August 28, 2018AuthorRonda Lee

The times are changing and technology is moving use further in the future. In order to stay relevant and marketable, we must be able to adapt with technological advancements. “Each wave of [technological] disruption has created a lot of new jobs. I am worried about Read More …

CategoriesEducation, Education, Entrepreneurship

Ageless Innovators: Retirement Reinvented

Posted onDecember 9, 2016August 28, 2018AuthorRonda Lee

As Dan Miller, co-founder of the Chicago Innovation Awards, pointed out, “Our mature workforce or gray hairs have a lot of ideas…it’s just a matter of nailing down the technology. We are reinventing retirement.”My latest HuffPost article focuses on the “unretirement” of seasoned innovators. Read Read More …

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Tips for Girls’ Success in STEM

Posted onSeptember 23, 2016August 28, 2018AuthorRonda Lee

Hidden Figures is a book by Margot Lee Shetterly turned into a movie based on the story of black women working at NASA in the 1950s space race between the US and the former Soviet Union (USSR). Representation matters! As a young girl, I remember that my Read More …

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