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 5, 2016 | Innovative Ideas
I couldn’t believe this after watching it. People had such strong reactions towards the introduction of snowboards. It was 1985 and CBC did a report… I won’t spoil it for you, but one comment stood out. A ski hill operator likened snowboards to...
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...
by Leesa Renée | Sep 14, 2016 | Innovative Ideas
Too many women can recount tales of being excluded from meetings. When they do attend, they’re ignored. Or worst, they’re not given credit for their ideas when they do speak up. Female staffers on President Obama’s team were experiencing this age old...
by Leesa Renée | Sep 12, 2016 | Innovative Ideas
This is both funny and sad. From The Guardian: The language of Ayapaneco has been spoken in the land now known as Mexico for centuries. It has survived the Spanish conquest, seen off wars, revolutions, famines and floods. But now, like so many other indigenous...
by Leesa Renée | Sep 8, 2016 | Innovative Ideas, Science Fiction
If you’ve ever seen female superheroes, they’re typically unnaturally thin with unnatural curves. Well, meet Faith… Faith is a body confident, plus-sized superhero who is turning every comic book stereotype about the female body on its head. Faith...
