I Do Dissent

I’m running a bit ragged.  Sleep deprived, reassessing my activities and community involvements, often wondering why I do so much. I launched into an exercise of reviewing the past couple of months; the panels, interviews, outings, events and it dawned on me: I do...

The WINGS of Success Summit

Join Veronica Cool, Melinda and 50+ of the country most powerful, successful, and influential entrepreneurs, innovators and investors as we join together for the first time ever to share exactly how we climbed the ranks from one-women shops doing it all with little to...

The Power of the Influencer

Growing up, I remember sitting around with my family, on Saturday night, to watch Sabado Gigante, a 3-hour variety show on Univision, similar to The Price is Right.  Only difference was there were no commercials.    The host, Don Francisco, born in Chile as Mario Luis...

The Complexity of Afro-Latinos

Have you ever been overdressed for a function? Or worse, underdressed? The side glances and murmurs reach your ears…the obvious perception being that you don’t fit.  I often get that reception when sharing that I’m Dominican- “But you are so white.”   “You are not...