Angela Rye was born on October 26, 1979 in Seattle, Washington to Andrea Rye and Eddie Rye Jr and she is also a graduate of the University of Washington and Seattle University School of law. She is a CNN Political Commentator, an NPR Political Analyst, and the Principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies. Angela has... Continue Reading →
Motivate Me Mondays: Chasing after your destiny
“Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” - William Jennings Bryan I believe it is our responsibility to achieve the things our hearts desire because to live a life with regrets can cause more... Continue Reading →
Motivate Me Mondays: Achieving the unexpected
Jordan Peele, an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film director, was born February 21, 1979 in New York City, New York. Jordan went to middle school at Computer School in I.S. 44, high school at The Calhoun School where he graduated in 1997, and became a 2001 graduate of Sarah Lawrence College. Years later, in... Continue Reading →
Motivate Me Mondays: Taking a risk
"No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world" - Robin Williams In life sometimes we must take risk, we must step outside of our comfort zone to achieve the things we want. In order to make something possible you must have a level of confidence in yourself so that no... Continue Reading →
Motivate Me Mondays: Breaking Barriers
Mahershala Ali, born Mahershalalhashbaz Gilmore in Oakland, California on February 16, 1974, was raised by Willicia and Phillip Gilmore. He was raised Christian but later converted to Islam and graduated from St. Mary's College of California in 1996 with a degree in Mass Communications. His interest in acting came about after taking part in the... Continue Reading →
Motivate Me Mondays: Never give up on your dreams!
"The question isn't who is going to let me, it's who is going to stop me" - Ayn Rand In life we come to a point where we are almost told which directions we should take to live a life that we find comfortable and not really a life that involves us really doing the... Continue Reading →
Motivate Me Mondays: Breaking Barriers
Katherine Johnson, whose incredible contributions to the space program were displayed in the film Hidden Figures, born August 26, 1918 in White Sulphur Springs, WV, to Joshua and Joylette Coleman and she was the youngest of 4 children. At the young age of 13 Katherine was attending the high school on West Virginia State College campus... Continue Reading →
Motivate Me Mondays: Recovering from a loss
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced" - James Baldwin Tomorrow is not promised and too often we take for granted the day to day interactions we have with those we love the most. Loosing someone is never easy, especially when it is unexpected, which... Continue Reading →
Motivate Me Mondays: Women in Technology
Ursula Burns, born September 20, 1958, was raised by a single mother in the projects on the lower east side of Manhattan. In an online article written about Ursula she stated something that her mother use to tell her growing up; "This is where you are going to grow up, but this is not what... Continue Reading →
Motivate Me Mondays: I want to TRAVEL
As a 26 year old female who did not take her first plane ride until she was about 20 years old and did not get her first passport until she was 24, I have set out to make sure I travel more while I am young. I did not grow up taking family vacations and... Continue Reading →