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April 29, 2024

The Stolen Wealth of Slavery: A Case for Reparations

In this timely, powerful, investigative history, The Stolen Wealth of Slavery: A Case for Reparations, Emmy Award-nominated journalist David Montero follows the trail of the massive […]
April 22, 2024

Radical Respect: How to Work Together Better

How we can recognize, attack, and eliminate workplace injustice―and transform our careers and organizations in the process? We―all of us―consistently exclude, underestimate, and underutilize huge numbers […]
April 18, 2024

The Civil Rights Act at 60: Is Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Dream for Chicago and the Country Attainable?

Sixty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pushed for the successful passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the signature legislation of the Civil […]
March 4, 2024

FAN: Super- Communicators: How to Unlock the Secret Language of Connection

Charles Duhigg, the author of The Power of Habit and Smarter Faster Better, launches yet another New York Times bestseller: Supercommunicators: How to Unlock the Secret […]
January 29, 2024

FAN: Look Again: The Power of Noticing What Was Always There

It’s common to feel jaded and unexcited by what many consider the mundane in our day to day lives. Years into a dream job, a happy […]
January 29, 2024

FAN: Attention Span: Find Focus, Fight Distraction

We spend an average of just 47 seconds on any screen before shifting our attention. It takes 25 minutes to bring our attention back to a […]
January 29, 2024

FAN: Everyday Dharma: 8 Essential Practices for Finding Success and Joy in Everything You Do

We’ve been conditioned, from an early age, to believe that one day we’ll reach a moment of “arrival.” But no matter how much we achieve or […]
January 22, 2024

FAN: The 5 Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans

In the age of high-pressure parenting, when so many of us we feel like we’ve got to get everything exactly right the first time, Aliza Pressman, […]
January 8, 2024

FAN: HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience

HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience, edited and with a foreword by Ayesha Rascoe, host of National Public Radio’s Weekend Edition Sunday, is […]
January 8, 2024

FAN: Writing for Busy Readers: Communicate More Effectively in the Real World

Busy readers routinely decide how valuable a message is without actually reading it. In one recent survey, people reported skimming nearly 40 percent of their emails […]
January 8, 2024

FAN: Think Faster, Talk Smarter

In Think Faster, Talk Smarter: How to Speak Successfully When You’re Put on the Spot, Stanford lecturer, podcast host, and communication expert Matt Abrahams provides tangible, […]
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