Living in the Washington DC area has taught me many things. My city is full of culture, good food, and some of the greatest architecture the world has ever seen. But dear Lord Almighty, our traffic is the worst. It doesn’t matter what time of day it is, there is always gridlock. Every time I… Continue reading Enjoying The Slow Lane
Year: 2017
Tech Spotlight: Vaughn Dabney
The Abernathy Tech Spotlight series highlights black professionals working in tech, from freelance developers to non-technical founders. Complete this form to submit your profile. What is your current role and where do you work? Currently, I am a freelance software developer focusing primarily on mobile applications for iOS and Android. I operate under my company,… Continue reading Tech Spotlight: Vaughn Dabney
Tech Spotlight: Will Madison
The Abernathy Tech Spotlight series highlights black professionals working in tech, from freelance developers to non-technical founders. Complete this form to submit your profile. What is your current role and where do you work? My current role is Senior Software Engineer for Pivotal Labs (Atlanta). How did you get into tech? I got into technology… Continue reading Tech Spotlight: Will Madison
Reflections on Black Image in Amos ‘n’ Andy
During childhood my favorite television shows were cartoons, The Cosby Show, and the black-and-white classic series I Love Lucy, Leave it to Beaver, and The Three Stooges, which I watched with my dad. One summer he introduced me to a series called Amos ‘n’ Andy. Unlike the other “classic” shows, Amos ‘n’ Andy reruns did… Continue reading Reflections on Black Image in Amos ‘n’ Andy
Tech Spotlight: Alex Johnson
The Abernathy Tech Spotlight series highlights black professionals working in tech, from freelance developers to non-technical founders. Complete this form to submit your profile. What is your current role and where do you work? I’m a Software Engineer at Expert System. Expert System semantic software solutions company headquartered in Italy. I’m working on a product… Continue reading Tech Spotlight: Alex Johnson
Abernathy Black Tech Panel Event Recap
By any measure, I had a lot of things going for me ten years ago. I was a high-flying enterprise technology consultant for a great company, the owner of a brand new five bedroom house in Atlanta, and it had scarcely been a year since I’d graduated from college. I was on 100% travel, so… Continue reading Abernathy Black Tech Panel Event Recap
The Irony of Pro-Life
The term “pro-life” rose up in 1971 among those who opposed the Roe v. Wade decision which legalized abortion. A decision, to this day, which has caused many within religious and nonreligious circles to ponder upon what it means for a woman to determine the fate of the fetus within her. A decision which has… Continue reading The Irony of Pro-Life
Feminism and Me
I wish I could tell you exactly when I realized that there was a huge part of my life I wasn’t standing up for, but I simply cannot. Despite the fact I was raised by women it never dawned on me that I would have more to do for them than provide physical and financial… Continue reading Feminism and Me
Tech Spotlight: Stephen Anderson
The Abernathy Tech Spotlight series highlights black professionals working in tech, from freelance developers to non-technical founders. Complete this form to submit your profile. What is your current role and where do you work? I’m Team Lead and Head of Partnerships for Flash Pitch, a monthly competition run through the NYU Future Labs which provides… Continue reading Tech Spotlight: Stephen Anderson
grown woman self love
the poetic greats whisper to me “Young women, live lives of freedom now Wait not for the liberation of gray hairs, and saggy skin, Be free now in your youth” The eyes of the greats bear down on my blank pages Daring my pen to dance the flamenco, tango break out from its measured two-step… Continue reading grown woman self love