The Black Genius movement gains an additional stream with a new platform, Black Genius University (BGU), which empowers youth to sit at the feet of exemplary Black leaders. The first BGU interview will feature Sheryl L. Carter and will be provide backstage access to teens desiring a career in leadership, while launching the Black Girl CEO initiative.
About Sheryl Carter
Winner of the Yale Medal, Yale’s highest honor for alumni, and a lead convener of Yale’s Black alumni, Sheryl Carter has long shaped leaders and institutions from her philosophy on social profit through social justice. Sheryl is the principal consultant of the Carter Leadership Collaborative where she supports private foundations, public sector organizations, government agencies, educational institutions and more with innovative skills enhancement, organizational development, cultural competence and other initiatives.
Sheryl has held leadership positions at the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Yale Black Alumni Association, Yale Alumni Association Board of Governors, and Negash & Associates among many others. She is a staple in the Yale community and has mentored several young leaders…
As a Black woman whose forebears were pullman porters, factor workers, and survivors of enslavement, Sheryl believes her lineage and lived experience inform her professional expertise as much as her education and work experience.
Join Olori Lolade, Founder of NOIR Labs, as she interviews Sheryl to understand her theory of change, her model of leadership and how she cultivates “pipelines to power”* for Black and Brown youth. They’ll also discuss the revitalization of the Yale Black Alumni Association.
About Black Genius University
Black Genius University is a new Black Genius stream in which we honor the work of exceptional leaders and increase opportunities for teenage youth to access exemplary models of Black female leadership. This interview with Sheryl kicks off our Black Girl CEO initiative, through which we will cultivate the leadership skills of Black women and girls, while building community around the shared values of service, self-care and social justice. For backstage access to this interview with Sheryl, to ask her questions and connect with other girl leaders, please join the Black Girl CEO community here. To support Black Genius University, learn more here.
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*”Pipelines to power” is a term credited to Desiree Gordon, Black Genius & Cultural Strategist, who also cultivates pipelines to power as an exemplary leader