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Day 17 of #29LoveLettersToBlackWomen: Rihanna

Today I'm going to pass flowers to the artist Rihanna. Rihanna is one of the few musicians that owns her own masters, which means she is...

Alli Myatt

Feb 17, 20241 min read

Day 16 of #29LoveLettersToBlackWomen: Andrea "Philly" Walls

Andrea "Philly" Walls created the Museum of Black Joy to celebrate the non-traumatic experience of Black people in Philadelphia and to...

Alli Myatt

Feb 16, 20241 min read

Day 15 of #29LoveLettersToBlackWomen: Viva Asmelash

Viva Asmelash is a delight! One of my favorite managers of all time, Diana Lee, connected us a few years back, and I'm so glad that she...

Alli Myatt

Feb 15, 20242 min read

Day 14 of #29LoveLettersToBlackWomen: Ericka Hines

On this day that we are celebrating love, I want to give flowers to Ericka Hines, the writer of The Black Women Thriving report and...

Alli Myatt

Feb 14, 20241 min read

Day 13 of #29LoveLettersToBlackWomen: Rhonda Broussard

It's Mardi Gras and it feels like I should absolutely send flowers to New Orleanian Rhonda Broussard, the CEO of Beloved Community. I...

Alli Myatt

Feb 13, 20241 min read

Day 12 of #29LoveLettersToBlackWomen: Beyoncé

On the day after she broke the internet, I'm giving flowers to Beyoncé. In case you missed it, Beyoncé announced that she'll be dropping...

Alli Myatt

Feb 12, 20242 min read

Day 11 of #29LoveLettersToBlackWomen: Yamileé Toussaint

February 11 is #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience, and I can think of few better people to celebrate than Yamileé Toussaint. When...

Alli Myatt

Feb 11, 20241 min read

Day 10 of #29LoveLettersToBlackWomen: Brandi Johnson

Brandi Johnson might be one of the most fashionable people I know. When I would run into Brandi in Houston when I lived there, I would...

Alli Myatt

Feb 10, 20242 min read

Day 9 of #29LoveLettersToBlackWomen: Gabrielle Wyatt

Gabrielle Wyatt sees the magnificence of Black women. In 2020, she founded The Highland Project to center, sustain, and celebrate Black...

Alli Myatt

Feb 9, 20241 min read

Day 8 of #29LoveLettersToBlackWomen: Harriet Tubman

I am so inspired by the life Harriet Tubman led. The stories of her life have influence a lot of my own liberation practice. Last year, I...

Alli Myatt

Feb 8, 20242 min read

Day 7 of #29LoveLettersToBlackWomen: Taryn Delanie Smith

Taryn Delanie Smith is a friend in my head, y'all! Some people may know Taryn from the pageant world - in 2022, she became the first...

Alli Myatt

Feb 7, 20241 min read

Day 6 of #29LoveLettersToBlackWomen: Amber Hamilton

Amber Hamilton knows that money plays a huge role in liberation and justice. Wealth disparity and inequitable access to financial...

Alli Myatt

Feb 6, 20242 min read

Day 5 of #29LoveLettersToBlackWomen: Lisa Beasley

Erin Throlopolis, the Manager for Managerial Managers at Managers of McMGMT, is here to circle back and close the loop in the most...

Alli Myatt

Feb 5, 20241 min read

Day 4 of #29LoveLettersToBlackWomen: Gloria Richardson

If the statement "Hell Nah" were a person, it certainly would have been the Great Gloria Richardson! https://buff.ly/3w32LJH You may have...

Alli Myatt

Feb 4, 20242 min read

Day 3 of #29LoveLettersToBlackWomen: Dr. Gail Christopher

Dr. Gail Christopher told me to GET OUT of a workplace that was causing me deep harm. She was one of the Black women, who when I told...

Alli Myatt

Feb 3, 20241 min read

Day 2 of #29LoveLettersToBlackWomen: Issa Rae

Issa Rae is unapologetically Pro-Black, and I love it. About six years ago, when Issa was asked on the Red Carpet of the Emmys who she...

Alli Myatt

Feb 2, 20242 min read

Day 1 of #29LoveLettersToBlackWomen: My Mom, Anne Myatt

February 1 is National Freedom day and the first day of #BlackHistoryMonth. I've been thinking a lot lately about what inspires freedom...

Alli Myatt

Feb 1, 20242 min read

Helping People Find Their Way Back to Each Other

I absolutely love facilitating restorative conversations. When I share that, people are often surprised. People ask for restorative...

Alli Myatt

Dec 14, 20232 min read

How to Truly Honor Juneteenth

I’m originally from Houston and grew up celebrating Juneteenth. I’m having mixed feelings about how Juneteenth has evolved since it...

Alli Myatt

Jun 19, 20232 min read

You Need To Do More Than Pick Up a Book

Y'all, this mess. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/05/dei-training-initiatives-consultants-companies-skepticism/674237/ It...

Alli Myatt

Jun 1, 20232 min read