Four Black-Led Organizations Making an Impact on the Local Community
(Pictured left to right: Vanessa Russell, Tamisha Walker, Jon’Ta Davenport, and Ricka Davis-Sheard) According to a survey conducted by Race to Lead in 2016, people of color made up less than 20% of Executive Directors or CEO’s in non-profit leadership. The lack of representation isn’t a matter of skill or education, but rather the implicit biases which still influence the leadership selection processes inside these non-profits. Yet the black community has a rich history of mo