Paul Revere Williams designed more than 3,000 structures across Los Angeles — from the LAX Theme Building to Frank Sinatra's home — while restrictive covenants barred him from living in the very neighborhoods he built. He learned to draw upside down so white clients wouldn't feel uncomfortable sitting across the table from him. He became the first Black Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
On June 1, Nicole Ari Parker walked into the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta expecting to inspire a room full of young people. She left inspired by them. Here's what happened inside the National Personal Finance Challenge — and why it matters.
Tuesdays with Junior | Ep 22 | June 2, 2026 From the Academy to the City of Light This week, Junior Hakizumwami stepped away from training at the Mouratoglou Academy and made his way to Paris. Not just to visit.…
Jenn Stowe is the Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, securing rights for the nannies and caregivers the law has historically ignored. She proves that care work is not charity — it is the economic backbone of everything else that functions.
Tuesdays with Junior | Ep 21 | May 26, 2026 There’s a particular kind of clarity that arrives at the end of something that mattered. This week, Junior Hakizumwami played his last tournament of the season at the Mouratoglou Academy…
Lucy Parsons was a labor organizer who spent 70 years organizing the workers every other movement ignored. When she died at 89, the Chicago police raided the ashes of her home and seized 3,000 books. They were still afraid of what she had built.
Junior’s tournament kicked off this week, and he came out with exactly the result the preparation was for. “I just started my tournament today and I won my first round,” he said. “I’m feeling good and I’m ready for more matches to come — and to give my best.”
That quiet confidence is earned. It’s built from months of training at one of the world’s top tennis academies — training made possible by a Love All Scholarship that gave him access to the kind of infrastructure most talented young athletes never reach.
Chris Smalls led the first successful union vote against Amazon, building the Amazon Labor Union from a bus stop outside a Staten Island warehouse over 300 days of organizing. His victory proved that no algorithm—and no trillion-dollar company—can defeat a Village that knows its worth.
Tuesdays with Junior | Ep 19 | May 12, 2026 Back to Work: Study Week, Tournament Ahead May is a convergence point. The academic calendar and the competitive calendar are running simultaneously, both demanding full attention, and Junior is navigating…
In 1925, the Pullman Company thought they bought the man. But A. Philip Randolph proved they only rented his time—never his mind. He didn't just start a union; he engineered a Brotherhood. By organizing the rail yards, he built the floor the Black middle class stands on today.
