DC Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier: Determined, Resilient, Integrity, Hard-Working
Being a single mom at age 15 and also a high school dropout, it teaches you things about life that no other experience can. I could have easily gone […]
Category Archives: Life Rafts
Erin Gray: “I’m Worth It” and “We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby”
When L’Oreal wanted to tell women “I’m worth it,” they selected Erin Gray to deliver the message. She was also the face of Virginia Slim’s “we’ve come a long way, […]
Katherine Graham: Personal History (Book Review + More)
The late Katharine Meyer Graham was one of the most powerful women in America. She ran the Washington Post media empire. After it exposed Watergate, President Richard Nixon resigned, and […]
Charlotte Fedders: Shattered Dreams (Book Review + More)
John M. Fedders didn’t just shatter his wife’s dreams. He shattered the dreams of the middle class. He made it possible for the 1% on Wall Street to steal the […]
Joe Torre: A St. Louis Cardinal in My Heart
Joe Torre is famous for his baseball career ~ especially his years as the coach of the New York Yankees. In my heart, I think of him as a St. […]
Dewey Bozella: “Never Give Up on Your Dreams”
Life is a challenge. There’s struggle and conflict. It’s what you do with that struggle and conflict that matters. – Dewey Bozella Dewey Bozella spent over half his life in prison […]
Halle Berry: “We Deserve Better”
This moment is so much bigger than me. . .this moment is for. . . every nameless, faceless woman of color that now has a chance because this door tonight has […]
Jeannette Walls: The Glass Castle (Book Review + More)
It will work out in the end if you believe in yourself. . . education is a great equalizer ~ but also, hope and belief in yourself. And then you […]
Walter Anderson: A Semper Fi Life
The Marine Corps convinced me that I could do anything. – Walter Anderson Semper Fidelis is Latin for “always faithful.” It is the Marine Corps motto. Walter Anderson is […]
Sherri Peak: Spotlight on Hi-Tech Stalking
I think that this person believed that if I left him, that I deserved to die. I lived like a hostage. – Sherri Peak Hi-tech devices are a stalker’s […]
Anne Caroline Drake 