On the Did you know Segment… Black Inventors…according to history.com The Electret Microphone, was Co-Invented by James E. West in 1964. Even for those who aren’t quick to pick up the mic during karaoke, microphones are used every day to communicate over distances far and wide. And more than 90 percent of the microphones used today, including the microphones used in phones and cameras, use a microphone co-invented by a Black man. Dr. James E. West was tasked with creating a more sensitive and compact microphone while working at Bell Labs in 1960. Only four years later, the new microphone was in wide production and was being used in hearing aids, tape recorders, most telephones and baby monitors.
On this episode of Active Allyship…it’s more than a #hashtag! Sunni and Lisa converse with Ms. Leslie Short, CEO of The Cavu Group and author of Expand Beyond Your Current Culture: Diversity and Inclusion for CEOs and Leadership. Most definitely a woman of influence - Leslie’s parents taught her that she could be whatever she wanted to be! She was introduced to amazing opportunities through her classical ballet journey, not even realizing at such a tender age how this would be pivotal in preparing her for the world adventures ahead.
Early in the conversation, Ms. Short, expanded upon her thoughts around the two words 1) Diversity and 2) Inclusion. You’ll already know that you’ll have to listen to get the deets on this distinction! BTW, Ms. Short is working on a workshop to show you how to have a valid voice - understanding that when you speak, the audience has no option, but to listen.
Inequities, what the hey?! Ms. Short shares with us when she realized she had a voice and what she did with it! What an amazing story she shared about her journey to dance! Geez! This story is amazing! Whew! People can be so unkind! But Ms. Short is without a doubt a badass in her own right! Hint: Be prepared to walk away!
Always the one to stick up for others, Ms. Short used her voice, advocating for the betterment of everyone! Oh yea, the FUBU story, she shares the inside scoop with that…hint: Gap commercial with LL Cool J! Who remembers?! Listen, Ms. Short has been in some rooms and places with some folk and events that will blow your mind! Yup! Be prepared to have your mind blown! Perception, yea, folks with the complexion for the connection tried to talk her out of moving forward with her desires, THEN… those same folk came back asking for favors! Question: What’s in your bag? Who are you? What is your added value? Rhetorical of course!
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