Reflections on Woman of Color in Leadership

Honoring Black History Series: This month as a part of our commitment to honor black history, Access team members will be sharing about businesses, books, literature, stories, podcasts, films, songs, or pieces of art created by black authors, leaders, entrepreneurs, and artists that have impacted us. By McKenzie Jackson, a member of Good Food Systems Team McKenzie shares below a reflection on two books that have been impactful this year: The Memo by Minda Harts and I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness by Austin Channing Brown.  Why do you want to share this with others?I […]

Reflections on Impactful Literature

Honoring Black History Series: This month as a part of our commitment to honor black history, Access team members will be sharing about businesses, books, literature, stories, podcasts, films, songs, or pieces of art created by black authors, leaders, entrepreneurs, and artists that have impacted us. By Lily Lemkuil, a senior Social Work student at Calvin University and current intern for the Congregations Connections program at Access of West Michigan.   â€œLetter From a Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King Jr, The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, Tears we Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America by Michael Eric Dyson  One of the most impactful pieces of […]