Community, Diversity & Inclusion, Library & Literacy Advocacy . By Maya Smart | January 24 , 2017

Today’s Hidden Figures

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Thank You for Being a Friend!

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Personal Development, Community, Diversity & Inclusion . By Maya Smart | December 28 , 2013

On Singing the Blues

My eyes scanned the words.  They were happy.  No one was singing the blues. But the words did not compute.  I never, with my

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Personal Development, Community . By Maya Smart | January 01 , 2014

Leadership: The Echelman Way

The choice of Janet Echelman’s work to illustrate the Harvard Business Review article “Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers”

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MLK Day Redux

Last night my husband worried that my website was broken.  He’d visited my blog but only saw an image of the Martin Luther

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Personal Development, Community . By Maya Smart | February 13 , 2014

Supermom for Governor: Why Wendy Davis Puts Her Personal Narrative First in Texas Campaign

An article titled “The Legend of Wendy Davis” will appear in the New York Times Sunday Magazine this weekend. 

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Personal Development, Community . By Maya Smart | February 18 , 2014

Time or Money: What Do You Give and Why?

Years ago, I volunteered with an understaffed nonprofit that struggled to recruit hands-on board members willing to pitch in

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Personal Development, Community . By Maya Smart | February 19 , 2014

Finding Tomorrow: Experiences in Black Leadership Trailer

I was honored to join a group of Richmonders that Marc Cheatham of The Cheats Movement assembled to discuss black history and

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NCAA Men of March: Shaka Smart (Full Video)

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Community, Author & Leader Interviews . By Maya Smart | April 01 , 2014

How Tamika Lamison (Founder of Make a Film Foundation) Makes Things Happen

Most of the women I’ve interviewed on this site are very successful in a traditional sense. They’ve worked hard, climbed the

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