Wishing you a happy Serenity Sunday and a day filled with peace. As I was planning today’s post, I was drawn to this video by Maya Angelou in which she shares how she found her voice.
We all encounter challenges that force us to retreat from the world and the only thing that we can do is go within. However, when we find the courage to emerge, and give voice to our feelings, something wonderful and magical happens. Only then, can we begin our journey with peace and serenity as our companions.
Thank you for joining us for Brooklyn Legends Serenity Sunday. Have a great day.
Welcome to Brooklyn Legends Tenacious Tuesday and thank you for allowing us to be a part of your day. The days are moving at such a fast pace, in less than 2 weeks November will arrive. Actually, I am very excited as Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays.
September was a busy month and I am just moving through the list of topics I prepared to share with you, among them Timothy Greenfield-Sanders’ much-heralded film, American Masters: The Women’s List which aired on PBS last month. Greenfield-Sanders invited us to “meet 15 women who have created and defined contemporary American culture.” This amazing list of trailblazers consists of:
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Madeleine Albright, U.S. Secretary of State, 1997-2001, Gloria Allred, lawyer, Laurie Anderson, artist, Sara Blakely, entrepreneur, Margaret Cho, comedian, Edie Falco, actor, Elizabeth Holmes, scientist and entrepreneur, Betsey Johnson, fashion designer, Alicia Keys, singer-songwriter, Aimee Mullins, athlete and fashion model, Nancy Pelosi, politician, Rosie Perez, actor, Shonda Rhimes, writer-producer, Wendy Williams, talk show host and Nia Wordlaw, pilot.
Owing to time, I can’t show the full film, but I have included the trailer at the beginning of today’s post. To learn more about this masterpiece, and how to purchase the DVD, please follow thislink. Here is a quote from PBS’s website prior to the film’s release:
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American Masters: The Women’s List focuses on these individuals’ exceptional achievements, struggles and identities. All trailblazers in their respective fields, these women share their experiences struggling against discrimination and overcoming challenges to make their voices heard and their influence felt.
Toni Morrison opens the film with a reading of an introduction she wrote specifically for The Women’s List.
Brooklyn Legends is pleased to salute these phenomenal trailblazers and we celebrate each woman’s tenacity. Thank you for joining us for Brooklyn Legends Tenacious Tuesday. Have a wonderful day and week.
Fondly,
Monique
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PBS American Masters: The Women’s List – pbs.org
Have you ever met a girl who aspired to be a model when she was ‘all grown up?’ Can you remember seeing her eyes and face light up as she sashayed across the living room floor; which had the distinction of serving as her runway. If you answered yes, then you are not alone. If asked, I believe many parents and guardians have a similar story to tell.
Many of these young ladies are among today’s leading models. However there are others who would not realize their dream owing to many roadblocks, including: financial constraints, height and weight challenges, mobility issues and age.
I am pleased to report the landscaping is shifting. Today I have the pleasure of presenting The Incredible Women Changing Fashion Week Forever whose stories were beautifully presented by Lauren Valenti for Marie Claire magazine. Each brave woman has her own unique set of challenges: Winne Harlow is a model who also has vitiligo, Karen Crispo is a model and a quadruple-amputee, Jillian Mercado is an aspiring model who has spastic muscular dystrophy, Madeline Stuart and Jamie Brewer are popular models who also have Down syndrome. We are proud to feature these beautiful Legends as a part of our Tenacious Tuesday series. To read the full story, please follow this link.
Come and meet our new trailblazers.
After reading this article I am so proud of these ladies for following their paths, and Ms. Valenti for bringing their story to life. Hopefully we will be seeing more beautiful women, whom we can relate to on a more personal level, grace the runway during New York Fashion Week.
With hope that you are having a Sensational Saturday. This has been an exciting week as we have been focused on preparing new content and expanding the Brooklyn Legends’ Facebook page.
To our Facebook followers, thank you for your encouragement. If you have not visited us, please stop by and see what we’ve been up to. Reaching us is as easy as following this link: Brooklyn Legends’ Facebook page.
We have embraced a “message of the day” approach and the photos shown here are taken from this week’s blog posts. We plan to incorporate a similar theme when connecting with you on this platform. Here is what we have in store.
Serenity Sunday Our day to share quotes selected to inspire, uplift
and encourage you as you prepare for the week ahead.
Motivational Monday Through pictures, quotes and videos, we hope to provide you with
an extra dose of motivation as you start your business week.
Tenacious Tuesday Our day to introduce you to our Legend of the Week,
a trailblazer whose tenacity and commitment to excellence
will encourage you as you pursue your dreams.
Working It Wednesday We will salute fashion elegance from the past
and highlight wardrobe items that are trending now.
Thankful Thursday Our day to reflect and show our gratitude for all that we have
and are we working to achieve.
Finally its Friday We will close the work week with a few suggestions
for your weekend social calendar.
Sensational Saturday Our recap of the week
with a surprise included from time to time.
Thank you for taking the time to visit our blog. We wish you a Sensational Saturday.
Women throughout the world have made tremendous personal and professional accomplishments. As leaders in our homes and in our communities, in business and industry, we continue to emerge as trail blazers and change agents.
Yet, in spite of all that we have achieved, many statisticians confirm we have a long way to go before achieving parity with our male counterparts.
In May 2014, The Atlantic Magazine published The Confidence Gap; a poignant article written by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman, that gives key reasons why women do not ascend to executive leadership status at the same rate as men.
In The Atlantic Magazine article, Ms. Kay and Ms. Shipman share the following insights:
And yet, as we’ve worked, ever diligent, the men around us have continued to get promoted faster and be paid more. The statistics are well-known: at the top, especially, women are nearly absent, and our numbers are barely increasing. Half a century since women first forced open the boardroom doors, our career trajectories still look very different from men’s.
Evidence shows that women are less self-assured than men— and that to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence.
Despite our achievements, we often resist owning just how great we are. When I was growing up, it was seen as “inappropriate” for girls and women to be seen and noticed. Such behavior was considered to be brash and arrogant. As a result I, and countless girls and women, had to navigate the world with fear and trepidation. There were times when I felt obligated to downplay who I was, and apologize for the ideals I held.
When you have a moment, I encourage you to read the entire article by following this link. At the start of today’s post, I included a brief video of our author’s conversation about The Confidence Code.
Please remember that we love hearing from you and would love to know what you think.
Fondly,
Monique
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The Confidence Gap – The Atlantic Magazine, May 2014
The Confidence Code by Kitty Kay and Claire Shipman
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