Lieutenant Uhura – Television’s First Black Female Character In a Non-Servant Role

by Leesa Renée | Sep 7, 2016 | Black Women Innovate, Science Fiction

Watching Nichelle Nichols play Neil Winter’s dying mother, Lucinda, on The Young & The Restless made me reflect on her storied career. Because before playing a dying mother, Nichols’ first acting job on television was innovative. She...

Solve Problem For Yourself First – Ryan Tate

by Leesa Renée | Sep 7, 2016 | Innovation Quotes

Before you can create a product that solves problems for other people, you must be able to create a product that solves problems for you. — Ryan Tate, The 20 Percent Doctrine

Roxane Gay: First Black Woman to Write for Marvel

by Leesa Renée | Sep 6, 2016 | Black Women Innovate, Science Fiction

Bestselling author and professor of creative writing, Roxane Gay, is the first Black woman to write for Marvel Comics. She will pen a story in the Black Panther universe. This is a big deal… The narrative around superheroes has centered around white men and...

Difference Between Creativity & Innovation

by Leesa Renée | Sep 6, 2016 | Innovation Quotes

Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things. —  Theodore Levitt

The Future Of – Tell the Story from Another Point of View

by Leesa Renée | Sep 5, 2016 | Innovative Ideas

Calling all authors! Look at this gem! It’s the story of Little Red Riding Hood, but from the perspective of the Big Bad Wolf. The title is Honestly, Red Riding Hoood Was Rotten! The Story of Little Red Riding Hood as Told by the Wolf. It’s written by Trisha Speed...