by Leesa Renée | Jan 25, 2017 | Black Women Innovate, Personal
After watching the movie Hidden Figures, which was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Picture category, I was reminded about how tough and rewarding it can be for Black women in a STEM-related career (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and math). The...
by Leesa Renée | Oct 27, 2016 | Black Women Innovate
What a time to be alive! First, Marvel Comics welcomes not just one, but THREE Black female writers. Then, Marvel Comics introduces Riri Williams, a fictional black female teenager who’s an inventor and engineer, and fights alongside Ironman. Now, Marvel Comics...
by Leesa Renée | Oct 24, 2016 | Black Women Innovate
This quote came to me after my coach challenged me in a coaching session. When I told him that one of my core values is freedom, he said: No, it’s bondage.” I was stumped… How could that be? So, my coach spent the rest of that coaching session...
by Leesa Renée | Oct 20, 2016 | Black Women Innovate
I finished watching Season 1 of the Netflix produced series called Marvel’s Luke Cage. I have quite a bit to say about the series, but for now, I want to focus on one character. Her name is Mercedes “Misty” Knight and she’s a Harlem NYPD...
by Leesa Renée | Oct 6, 2016 | Black Women Innovate, Innovative Ideas, Science Fiction
So, who is actually the first Black woman to write for Marvel? That’s the question being posed after Roxane Gay was celebrated as the first. But then questions started to pop up… In an article written on The Blerdgurl, it reported that Nilah Magruder is...
by Leesa Renée | Oct 4, 2016 | Black Women Innovate, Innovative Ideas
Nothing is more awesome than seeing a collection of Black women slaying in a STEM profession (STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, math). It’s certainly not easy trying to excel in an industry dominated by men… But these Black female...
