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Shelby Farms and the quarantine work week

roquitacwilliams@storealities.com (Roquita Coleman-Williams) — Wed, 6 May 2020 06:28:41 -0500

I planned five hours of my work week at Shelby Farms, waking up bright and early, packing up lunch, protective gear, my 7-year-old and heading from my Downtown home to the park. Before long I ordered a hammock from Amazon and found us a spot near Beaver Lake.

Women shaming women: It sets everyone back

roquitacwilliams@storealities.com (Roquita Coleman-Williams) — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 04:00:00 -0500

In healing ourselves of outdated judgments, we overthrow the history that once made it natural to discredit and disrespect us: mothers, daughters, sisters, co-workers and entrepreneurs.

Walking in Memphis with an eye for its 'considerable charm'

roquitacwilliams@storealities.com (Roquita Coleman-Williams) — Thu, 8 Aug 2019 04:00:07 -0500

If you were asked for a thoughtful vision statement that could become the guiding light for our entire city, what would it be?

The C-suite isn’t the only place to find leaders

roquitacwilliams@storealities.com (Roquita Coleman-Williams) — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 04:00:00 -0500

The irony is this: The very process of trying to prove your value is devaluing. Yearning for more responsibility, more respect for your skills and talents, or even additional compensation can lead to burnout.

Choosing your fights in a male-dominated industry

roquitacwilliams@storealities.com (Roquita Coleman-Williams) — Tue, 7 May 2019 04:00:01 -0500

'The truth for me is I love struggling through long work hours. I love making tough decisions about which one of multiple priorities to focus on today. I love pushing the limits of my body and mind.'

Diversity isn't an item on a bucket list

roquitacwilliams@storealities.com (Roquita Coleman-Williams) — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 17:23:49 -0500

'My insight on diversity had come from experience as the diverse candidate or double minority. My experience had come as a benefactor of diverse hiring initiatives that opened doors that would have otherwise been closed to someone like me.'

A 'hard-headed woman' committed to inclusion

roquitacwilliams@storealities.com (Roquita Coleman-Williams) — Sun, 24 Mar 2019 04:00:00 -0500

'I’m pretty certain it was that Memphis grit and grind that I wasn’t always so comfortable with that helped me earn a license as a locomotive conductor at nearly 40 years old.'