“Don’t wait for others to call you leader,” Fatima Goss Graves, president and executive director of the National Women’s Law Center, told a Forbes Instagram Live hearing this year. “Recognize that you are already one. “
This mindset has been driving For (bes) The Culture since 2017, when two young substitute actors founded the network to create fair career paths for black and brown professionals. From his official Forbes logo club last year, he has continued to try to achieve this goal, leading the cutting-edge efforts, adding the update of the editor’s taste consultant so that the word “minority” is no longer used to identify or classify the races of other covered people.
In an effort to do more for For (bes) The Culture’s vision, today we are delivering a new advisory committee of five opinion leaders. Everyone has drawn tactics for other people of color to advance and thrive, and as we continue to grow and evolve our community, its valuable reports and strong networks will help us keep an eye on the ever-changing cultural pulse of our world.
Members of our board come with Goss Graves, who has spent their career advocating for issues ranging from income source security and reproductive rights to access to education and equity in paintings. Her paintings with the National Center for Women’s Law and organizations like Time’s Up have been in identifying and mitigating discriminatory policies.
Monique Idlett-Mosley, founder and managing wife of Reign Ventures Capital, is one of the few black women in venture capital and is committed to prioritizing initial investments in women and others in other wholly owned businesses. Reign Ventures Capital in 2017, was CEO of Mosley Brands and Mosley Music Group for more than a decade.
SHAVONE. , Mannequin, musician and Director of Communication and Creative Associations of VSCO, is a force that combines music, technology and fashion. The forbes 30 Under 30 winner, whose resume includes seasons on Facebook, Twitter and BET, is also the founder of The Magic firm in its melanin.
Everette Taylor, Artsy’s CMO, is also the winner of Forbes 30 Under 30. Prior to joining Artsy in 2019, he served as CEO of ET Enterprises, which he founded in 2013 and is composed of social media software company PopSocial, marketing company MilliSense and media and corporate generation ArtX.
And to the entire board, Daymond John, founder and CEO of the FUBU lifestyle logo. John, who is also an investor in the Emmy-winning Shark Tank series, is a member of The Power of Broke and Rise and Grind and has been revered as Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship through the Obama administration.
If there’s one thing we’ve learned since 2020, it’s that collaboration is essential for problem solving. For (bes) The Culture is excited to work with this team of strong-minded leaders to shape cultural history and foster greater equity for existing and long-term generations of black and brown professionals.
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I’m a reporter at Forbes and a looming publicist with color, women and leadership, and, when I can, food. I am also guilty of For (bes) Forbes’ editorial staff creating fair industrial routes for black and brown professionals. I’m from Bay Shore, Long Island, NY, but I spent my undergraduate years at Boston University, where I studied journalism and Spanish. Now I live in Brooklyn. Beyond my love of storytelling, I am a lover of everything similar to gastronomy and wine, but not chardonnay. Before joining Forbes, I worked at Wine Spectator where I covered wine, gastronomy and pop culture.