Watching the president at the Democratic convention, I was surprised by an emotional reaction I did not expect – not to the speech itself, but to the simple fact that there on my tv screen, a black man spoke to me as the president of the United States. In my lifetime, James Meredith had to… Continue Reading
Category Archives: My Inspiration
Aiming Low and Falling Short
I may be the only person in my immediate circle who doesn’t really care about the space program – who didn’t know the final shuttle flight had launched until it showed up in my Twitter stream, hours after the fact. Space stuff has just never been of interest to me. Until I am face to… Continue Reading
Summer of Change – Interviews with Changeleaders
Last month marked the 1-year anniversary of the interview show Creating the Future produces in conjunction with the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The program is called Making Change. For over a year, changemakers have been invited to engage in a conversation around just one question: “When you see significant community change going on, what factors are… Continue Reading