The Finish Line: Balance For Better
E4Life & Caterpillar - Video I sit here drafting this post on, the eve of International Women’s Day watching Hidden Figures, and on the brink of showing the world our vision of the future of STEM. We as Black American women have come so far and have so far left to go. I stare into the eyes of my beautiful daughters, 9 and 3 years old, with hope. I hope for success, as they choose to define it. I hope for freedom. I hope for love. I hope for opportunity. I remember when the movie Hidden Figures came out, and I could not bring myself to go to the theater and watch it. It was a mental block (a very strong block), this feeling of not wanting to be angry or frustrated or hurt. Oh, the hurt, the pain of know what the professional women that came before me had to endure. Knowing that someone(s) came before me and made many a sacrifice to create a path that I now walk. With strength and conviction, I will continue to walk; so, the next “me” does not have to face same challenges t