At roughly 2 a.m. on September 5, music-lovers in St. Louis and beyond learned via Twitter that LouFest -- an annual home-grown festival featuring big-name acts, local bands and comedians and dozens of vendors -- would not happen this year.
Learning to see after you've been operating blindly for so long can be daunting. It is for me. And it is for many businesses, including media outlets. But we have to start thinking about the big picture if we want to build a truly more inclusive world.
On August 7, 2018, those of us in St. Louis, Missouri voted on a number of important issues and primary candidates. I'd posted the following to LinkedIn that evening:
I voted today.
I always become a little jazzed, a little proud and a little sad each time I walk into...
I'd posted a version of the following to LinkedIn on July 10, 2018, after author and marketing pro Amber Naslund shared thoughts on the platform about entrepreneurism.
"But it wasn’t the failure that made me realize I didn’t want to be an entrepreneur. It was the very s...
As a journalist and as a woman who is paid for her written opinions, I get a lot of attention -- and not all of it is good. Understandably, everyone wants to see positive stories about their endeavors in the press, but not everybody knows how to reach out to reporters...
I'd posted the following to LinkedIn on June 29, 2018, the day after a man with a history of harassment and right-wing extremism gunned down five reporters and employees at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis. I am still stunned.
I'd posted the following to Facebook on April 21, 2016, after hearing that the extraordinary musician Prince had died.
In elementary school, I had the "Purple Rain" 45. I can't remember who gave it to me or how it came into my possession, but this record was seriously t...
