FirstGen Stories
Born Into the Story: My Journey as a Self-Publi...
A storyteller traces her journey from family history and journalism to authorship and preserving her family’s legacy.
Born Into the Story: My Journey as a Self-Publi...
A storyteller traces her journey from family history and journalism to authorship and preserving her family’s legacy.
No Blueprint, No Apology | Shellye Archambeau |...
Shellye Archambeau became one of Silicon Valley’s first African American female CEOs by planning her ambition instead of apologizing for it.
No Blueprint, No Apology | Shellye Archambeau |...
Shellye Archambeau became one of Silicon Valley’s first African American female CEOs by planning her ambition instead of apologizing for it.
There Was No Blueprint—So I Became One | Sandy ...
A first-generation Haitian American and FAMU graduate transformed faith, resilience, and bold vision into a legacy of representation and entrepreneurship.
There Was No Blueprint—So I Became One | Sandy ...
A first-generation Haitian American and FAMU graduate transformed faith, resilience, and bold vision into a legacy of representation and entrepreneurship.
I Built My Own Table: From teen mom to pharmaci...
A first-generation trailblazer reflects on transforming the expectations placed upon her into a life of purpose, ownership, and legacy.
I Built My Own Table: From teen mom to pharmaci...
A first-generation trailblazer reflects on transforming the expectations placed upon her into a life of purpose, ownership, and legacy.
Not the last… | Erica B. | Senior Executive, Me...
A corporate leader, with a number of firsts, reflects on resilience, advocacy, and building opportunity where none was expected.
Not the last… | Erica B. | Senior Executive, Me...
A corporate leader, with a number of firsts, reflects on resilience, advocacy, and building opportunity where none was expected.
Becoming Me | Lauretta A. | Executive, Navigato...
A reflective personal story about resilience, delayed dreams, motherhood, survival, and growth—tracing one woman’s journey toward becoming herself through every chapter of life.
Becoming Me | Lauretta A. | Executive, Navigato...
A reflective personal story about resilience, delayed dreams, motherhood, survival, and growth—tracing one woman’s journey toward becoming herself through every chapter of life.