Meka Sales, The Duke Endowment: "We need to rebuild the early care and education system. It is a noble and grand effort and a wonderful opportunity. We all know it is an underfunded system." #EarlyEfforts

Congratulations Lauren! This is a tremendous opportunity. Looking forward to see all the incredible things you will accomplish. x.com/NCATProvostBCM…

I hope you'll join the The Hunt Institute for its next #RaceAndEducation webinar! Register: bit.ly/3uDv0tj

This is how we ALL must celebrate one another’s victories. Love this!

“Love is an action, never simply a feeling.” bell hooks

We’re joining with partners across the country to urge the new Congress to invest in what babies need. Their growth is America’s growth and the time to make an impact is now! #ThinkBabies bit.ly/3oa6trc

Stay informed about our mission and systems-building work. Our March CEO Priorities Update newsletter is out. readyready.link/Mar21CEO

"Until we are saying the words 'white supremacy,' as difficult and uncomfortable as it makes us, we will not see material, sustained progress." - Darren Walker More on philanthropy's role in supporting racial equity on the latest ep. of #GivingDoneRight: givingdoneright.org/bonus-episode/

This Thursday, we have a special edition of our #EarlyEfforts webinar series! Join us on 3/25 for "Promoting Equity within State Child Care Systems," with @BethBye5 of CT Office of Early Childhood, Sarah Taylor Vanover, and Belvie Herbert. Register: bit.ly/3bXJE7k

An investee in our Place Matters portfolio, the Get Ready Guilford Initiative Ready for School, Ready for Life—spearheaded by The Duke Endowment—aims to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty in Guilford County, NC, through early childhood interventions. Learn more here: bluemeridian.org/our-investment…

Learn how we are connecting with Guilford County families in our June CEO newsletter. readyready.link/June21CEOUpdate

Want to learn how outstanding K-12 leaders like @scontrerasGCS are closing the #DigitalDivide for students in their communities? Watch the video below and then GO VOTE for our #SXSW EDU 2022 panel here: panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/118954 Guilford Co. Schools

A good time, indeed. #NGAAP #Blackphilanthropy

The Mayor Vi Lyles's Racial Equity Initiative is a $250 million public-private partnership to advance more leaders of color, develop career paths for students and workforce development programs, and extend corporate policies for equity. #EquityCLT equityclt.org

I keep thinking about this Stokely Carmichael quote: “If a white man wants to lynch me, that's his problem. If he's got the power to lynch me, that's my problem. Racism is not a question of attitude; it's a question of power.”

Thanks for the shoutout High Point Schools Partnership

William Julius Wilson Institute StriveTogether Ballmer Group The Duke Endowment GKFF Ready for School, Ready for Life Commit Partnership NAZ SAM Jennifer Blatz @kenlevit Jim Shelton Meka Sales Sondra Todd Williams Russell W. Booker, Ph.D.

Vegas vibes 💫

Caitlin Clark threads the needle with precision to Aliyah Boston for the jumper 🪡

This. Is. Everything! #Kamala2024