Munson Steed, Author at Rolling Out

The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart is a phenomenal book for those who’ve found themselves caught in the pandemic mindset and the imaginary domicile where social justice and equality reside. Written by Alicia Garza, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, The Purpose of Power opens the door for…

As we celebrate Black History Month and the art of Black storytelling, rolling out CEO Munson Steed spoke with Kevin Powell, one of the most acclaimed cultural, literary, and hip-hop voices in America. How would you describe the art of Black storytelling? It’s us as a people as Black people throughout the diaspora, Chicago, Detroit,…

A well-respected and indisputably talented African American designer, Dorian Webb has been about the business of handcrafting unique jewelry and houseware since her junior year at Yale University. Her most recent creation, a cuff bracelet, pays homage to the Black Lives Matter movement. Characteristically bold and seemingly taking flight, the beautiful piece dutifully represents a…

Chicago is a real city with neighborhoods that divide themselves and showcase their independence like individual states inside of a united union. Culturally diverse and powerful, it’s a city filled with love and contradictions. National Geographic has captured the entire city, one neighborhood at a time, through the characters and their love for Chicago. Rolling…

The Remix: Hip-hop X fashion documentary, currently streaming on Netflix, illuminates the cultural innovators and their subjects with respect to fashion and music. Award-winning directors, Lisa Cortes and Farah X, have capsulated a time in music culture history that represents the innovation of stylists who gave us iconic moments that are often forgotten. Women who…

Mondale Robinson is the founder of the Black Male Voter Project, an organization that uses non-traditional approaches to reach Black men. Robinson is a graduate of Livingstone College, where he received his bachelor’s degree in political science along with a concentration in African and Latin American politics. He is passionate about the expansion of democracy…

Isabella Jackson is the granddaughter of Atlanta’s first Black mayor, Maynard Jackson, and she is following in her grandfather’s footsteps while fighting for change. Jackson, 21, is a junior at Spelman College who has been attending the protests following the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis. Rolling out spoke with Jackson about her experience…

On Friday, June 5, 2020, D.C. residents woke up to the words “BLACK LIVES MATTER” painted on the street leading up to the White House. The bold yellow words could be seen via satellite and captured the attention of people across the country and around the world. The mural was commissioned by Washington, D.C., Mayor…

Baldhead Phillips is a keep-it-real comedian hailing from the South Side of Chicago. As a young child, he used comedy as an escape from traumatic situations. His comedic style is upfront and to the point. He touches on the reality of being a young man growing up in tough circumstances while also understanding that the…

Tech industry veteran Damien Hooper-Campbell will join Zoom Video Communications Inc. as its first chief diversity officer, the company announced Thursday, May 28, 2020. The Morehouse College and Harvard University graduate brings more than 15 years of experience in diversity and inclusion, leadership and management coaching, recruiting, community engagement, and finance to Zoom, having previously…

It is no secret that in the Black community there is a long-standing cultural belief that only “weak” people seek out counseling and professional help. However, with all that is happening due to the COVID-19 pandemic, from job losses to homeschooling, it can be a lot to manage all at once and that’s OK, says…

Larry C. Tripplett is the chairman and CEO of the National Black McDonald’s Operators Association, a 48-year-old advocacy group for African American owners of McDonald’s franchises. He has been an owner-operator in California’s Pacific Sierra region since 1988 and was one of the founders of the Pacific Sierra’s BMOA chapter. Tripplett shared with rolling out…

Terrance Woodbury is a founding Partner at HIT Strategies, a market research focus firm that centered on people of color and millennials. Woodbury has previously conducted polling and focus groups for candidates in local, state, national, and international elections, as well as for companies such as Uber and Google. We spoke with Woodbury about the…

Health care social worker Kayla Jackson says she believes that while we can’t control the coronavirus, we can control how we choose to deal with it. Joining rolling out’s CEO Munson Steed on a recent segment of Health IQ, Jackson said some individuals are experiencing increased anxiety and stress, but learning to deal with these…

Bridging the gap between Africans on the continent and those in the diaspora, is the work that has brought two seasoned artists — one from the United States and the other Kenya — to collaborate. It is a collaboration that has been in the making for 10 years, finally bearing fruit with “Nu Africans.” Maurice Evans…

Sam Pollard is an award-winning director who gives a voice to the voiceless and shares the rich stories of our community. From 1979 to 1981, at least 30 Black children and young adults disappeared and were murdered in Atlanta. Now 40 years later, in a five-part documentary series, “Atlanta’s Missing And Murdered: The Lost Children,”…

Tamika Mallory is a social justice leader, and a political activist who is leading the charge in advocating for human rights, civil rights and equality for women. The New York native tackles big issues like gun violence, criminal justice reform and police accountability. Mallory is a former executive director of the National Action Network and…

Candi Castleberry-Singleton is the vice president of diversity partnership strategy and engagement at Twitter. As an experienced diversity and inclusion leader, she created The Bolt-On to Built-In Model™ featured in her chapter of the book Crossing the Divide: Intergroup Leadership in a World of Difference. She has developed successful strategies and initiatives in technology, telecommunications…

Epidemiologist, Dr. Kenyatta Stephens says Black and Brown communities continue to be disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic due to the lack of a singular authority on the matter. Stephens made the revelation while speaking with rolling out’s CEO, Munson Steed on Health IQ. “So, the problem with not having a singular cohesive message is…

There is a misconception out there that you have to go to Los Angeles or Atlanta to make it big in the entertainment industry, however, musician Erica Terry says there are gems everywhere. Erica Terry recently linked up with rolling out‘s CEO Munson Steed to talk about her music and how she uses her Soul Sessions…