In this session of The First-Gen Lounge, we talk about finding one’s chill. What do I mean by finding your chill? I mean finding more peace, simplifying your life, and just making things easier for yourself as we go into the new year. Here are 3 highlights from the session: When you figure out what you […]
Has something ever helped you out or altered your life for the better? Have you ever wanted to be a part of what it was that helped you? For Marsha that thing is TRIO programs. After facing a great deal of racism growing up, Marsha is now helping her community by teaching diversity and inclusion as […]
What does finding meaningful work look like? What does your first-gen voice look like in the corporate world? In our conversation with Chandria we talk about how a first-gens resilient nature is beneficial when you are making your way into your career. As well as the challenges that diversity and inclusion present in the workplace. More ways […]
Are you a first generation-college graduate and a first-generation to the United States? Being the first can be difficult, but it is getting through these transitions where we grow to become someone better than our past selves. Cesar shares with us his transitions from being born in Mexico to now becoming an entrepreneur. Being transparent in our […]
An insightful conversation about coping with loss, finding one’s way, and being an agent of change “for the culture.” Erica D. Clark is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina and a two-time HBCU graduate (St. Augustine University and North Carolina A&T University). She is the CEO and Founder of Black Owned Businesses, LLC (@isupportbobs on […]
