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How Multiple Sclerosis Affects Black Women Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a progressive condition that affects the brain and spinal cord. According to the National MS Society, about 1 million people in the United States live with MS — and 74% of those people are women. Of those, Black women may experience worse symptoms, faster disease

Ethnic GEM, Adriana Dawson TITLE: Director, Community Engagement State Government Affairs COMPANY: Verizon STATE: Rhode Island   Written by Senior Writer Wesley Webb “I’m in a season of YES and BRING IT ON!” – Adriana Dawson It’s been over three years since Adriana Dawson made a sector transition and became the Director of Community Engagement

Ethnic GEM, Kevin Cherry TITLE: Chief Financial Officer COMPANY: Uphams Corner Health Center STATE: Massachusetts Kevin Cherry joined Upham’s Corner Health Center in 2021 to assume responsibility for the organization’s financial health and management. He arrived with a wealth of experience from Boston-area banking, consulting, education, and public health sectors, where he honed a specialization

Ethnic GEM, Miguel Caban TITLE: Senior Solutions Engineer COMPANY: Datto STATE: Connecticut Written by Wesley Webb, Senior Writer The current jobs available in technology are severely underrepresented for People of Color is not surreptitious. This ongoing narrative awaits professional and cultural reform within the fast-growing industry. Those who identify as Hispanic and Latino account for

Ethnic GEM, Yaselis Dubique “Selly” TITLE: Human Resource Business Partner COMPANY: Reebok STATE: Massachusetts Written by Wesley Webb, Senior Writer Human Resource Business Partner at Reebok, Yaselis “Selly” Dubique applied for various jobs after earning her Bachelor of Arts from The University of Massachusetts, where she studied Human Resources and Social work. While filling the required forms and documents necessary for

Ethnic GEM, Elsa Gomes Bondlow TITLE: Principal & Owner COMPANY: Ripple Acts STATE: Massachusetts PHOTOS BY VANESSA LEROY Written by Wesley Webb, Senior Writer For over 20 years Elsa Gomes Bondlow, has made it her civic duty to fight for diversity and inclusion, both personally and professionally. Born in Portugal, to Cape Verdean parents, Bondlow

Ethnic GEM, Stephanie Caban TITLE: Program Chair Manager Chief Diversity Officer, The Malcolm Baldrige School of Business COMPANY: Post University STATE: Connecticut   Written by Wesley Webb, Senior Writer Stephanie Caban has been determined to rapidly reform academic landscapes. With more than a decade of professional excellence, Caban has held a myriad of roles within

 Deborah C. Jackson became the fourth President of Cambridge College in 2011, bringing to the institution years of leadership across a number of Boston’s leading institutions.  Ms. Jackson assumed this role with a commitment to advance the mission of the College: to provide access to academically excellent, time-efficient and affordable higher education for adults for

 Written by Leonard Webb, Publisher “Providing Tools to Grow Your Business to The Next Level” Connecting Black Business to “to connect to each other, capital, and resources while providing guidance” has always been the mission and goal since 2016 for the Black Business Alliance in Connecticut (BBA). Under the passionate leadership of Executive Director Anne-Marie