Building Leaders
THE MISSION
To bring more Black and underrepresented talent into advertising, ensuring they can fully express themselves, find community, and ultimately lead.
https://www.blacinternship.org/
Dr. Haydée C. Brown
Dr. Haydée C. Brown is a fellowship-trained Foot & Ankle Orthopaedic Surgeon at NY Bone & Joint Specialists, steps away from Rockefeller Center, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and Saks. A graduate of Wellesley College and NYU School of Medicine, she completed her residency and fellowship at Hospital for Special Surgery, ranked the #1 orthopaedic hospital in the nation, and holds an academic appointment at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
A Hunter College High School graduate, merit fellowship recipient at The Ailey School, and Alvin Ailey Memoria alumna, she is fully bilingual in English and Spanish and the mother of a teenage son named Gaél. Her practice reflects all of it.
Patriotic Millionaires
Crystal Good
West Virginia's Crystal Good is the founder of Black Appalachia Council
BLAC West Virginia
West Virginia is one of the vulnerable states that Data Center buildouts are underway
Aisha AI
Meet Aisha, your digital ally from Onyx Impact—connecting Black communities to knowledge, trusted sources, and tools to help you move through the digital world with confidence.
Esosa Osa
Esosa Osa, Founder and CEO - Onyx Impact
Onyx Impact is a nonprofit research, media, and technology organization dedicated to amplifying Black voices and protecting Black communities in an era of propaganda. Bad actors have made the digital world a battleground. Black communities are targeted by their lies, digital manipulation, and online harm at alarming rates. To change this, we turn data-driven research into innovative strategies that create resilient digital spaces—where Black people are empowered, protected, and heard.
https://onyximpact.org/