Guard Your Gates
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Tag: Justice
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KEEP HOPE ALIVE
By Rod Patterson, MBA In 1988, I was twenty-two, adrift and feeling defeated.I had just been academically dismissed from the Borough of Manhattan Community College. My dreams felt shattered before they had truly begun. I walked the streets of New York carrying the heavy silence of failure, unsure if I would ever find solid ground…
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HEADWINDS
By Rod Patterson, MBA There is no doubt that the movement to make the corporate playing field more diverse has an uphill climb in the coming years. In Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s book, “Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?” he shared an exchange he had on a flight from the United…
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Yertle, Mack, and The Stack
Mack and the Burp Effect In the midst of ongoing protests sparked by the unjust murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and other African Americans, I stumbled upon a profound story that resonated deeply with me. Dr. Seuss’ “Yertle the Turtle” unveiled a thought-provoking tale about power, ambition, and the courage to stand…
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