What are some of the day-to-day functions?
Well, typical days don’t exist for us. You never know what’s going to happen from our day-to-day basis. My days consist of keeping up with what is happening in the news. What is impacting communities of color? My days are looking at what is happening in our stores. Are we doing things in the right way? My day is full of meeting with individuals throughout the company who are working on initiatives. It is important to make sure that they’re taking into consideration people of color in the decisions that they make.
When we have a particular product, is the community of color interested in that product? And should we be marketing that product in a different way? Should we be looking at issues that are impacting communities in a different way? So things such as COVID, has obviously had an impact on everybody in the country. They’re having a particular impact on communities of color in a different kind of way. We know that communities of color were disproportionately impacted, and are to this day, disproportionately impacted by COVID.
What can our readers look forward to?
I’m about to start a new podcast called “Hanging Out in My Closet.” It’s going to consist of conversations about living. How do we help each other? We often call our closet a special place, that place where we can hide, read, rest, relax, and refresh. So, I’m taking people into my closet and we’re going to have conversations and just talk about what’s helping us lift our days. How can we help and give encouragement to each other?
