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Are you a development professional looking for an opportunity to move the needle on racial equity? Do you want to be a part of transforming societies? You might be @Equiticity’s first Senior Director of Development! Learn more at bit.ly/EQ-SDD

Today we lift up Morten Group, LLC Project Coordinator #MackenzieDeLoatch! In her role, MacKenzie provides fundamental support on various projects, including executive placements, READI engagements, and organizational development. Please join us in celebrating Mackenzie!

Today we lift up actress and EGOT winner #ViolaDavis! From her first appearances, Viola Davis has been capturing the world’s attention with her honest and often gut-wrenching roles, making her one of only a few individuals to achieve EGOT status from performances alone.

Today we lift up author and Black queer icon #JamesBaldwin! Baldwin's work centered fundamental personal questions and dilemmas amid complex social and psychological pressures prominent in Baldwin's second novel, GIOVANNI’S ROOM, written well before the gay liberation movement.

Today we lift up and wish a happy birthday to Morten Group, LLC President #MaryMorten! 2023 marks 22 years of Morten Group’s unending commitment to our communities and their members - and there would be no Morten Group without Mary.

And a huge shout out goes to @MPJInstitute for continuing Marsha's legacy!

Today we lift up #MarshaPJohnson! A Black trans woman and activist, Johnson is credited as having “thrown the first brick” at the Stonewall Inn, inciting days of protest that we commemorate each year with pride parades all over the country. More info at marshap.org/about-mpji/

Today we lift up #BillieHoliday! Known largely for her rich voice and the orchid that often adorned her hair, Jazz legend Billie Holiday was much an activist as she was a musician. For more info, visit billieholiday.com

Today we lift up #NickCave! Nick Cave is an artist, educator, and foremost a messenger, working between the visual and performing arts through a wide range of mediums including sculpture, installation, video, and performance.

Today we lift up #JazzieCollins! Jazzie Collins was a Black transgender activist for transgender and disability rights and economic equality in San Francisco in the early 2000s. Learn more about Jazzie here from the Lead On Network: leadonnetwork.org/wordpress/2016…

Today, we lift up author and filmmaker Zora Neale Hurston! In March 1936 while living in Haiti thanks to a Guggenheim Fellowship, she began writing "Their Eyes Were Watching God." She finished the book in seven weeks. #BlackExcellence

Morten Group celebrates Black excellence all year, and in recognition of #BHM, we'll be lifting up some of the icons who make our community a beautiful microcosm of intersecting identities. Today we are lifting up political activist and author #DrAngelaDavis!

Check out what Morten Group was up to in 2022, and stay tuned for many exciting things to come this year!

Most nonprofits engaged in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in 2019. Did those efforts impact your organization? Take the Building Movement Project’s Race to Lead Survey to inform the discussion by going to bit.ly/RaceToLeadSurv…

On this episode of Gathering Ground, Mary sat down with @RepKellyCassidy, Chicago Alderwoman @Mariafor49, and Minneapolis City Council President @andreaforward8 to talk about some of the recent election’s hot-button issues. Listen now at gatheringgroundpodcast.com!

Time is running out to apply to be @LaunchCode’s next Executive Director! Make sure to visit bit.ly/LC-ED to find out more about this exciting leadership opportunity and submit your application before 11/18/22!

Good news! The application submission deadline for @Chicago_Reader’s next Publisher & CEO has been extended to November 11! Make sure to take advantage of this extension and submit your materials for consideration at bit.ly/cr-ceo

Apply now to join Albany Park Theater Project as their new Finance and Operations Manager!

Are you at Axelson's #LeadershipTransformation conference today? Come by and visit Morten Group in the exhibition hall!

Are you passionate about equitable journalism and looking for a new leadership opportunity? You might be @Chicago_Reader’s next Publisher & CEO! Learn more at buff.ly/3CiGpoe.