The Type Of Leaders We Need To Be Developing…Martin Luther King, Jr.

“May I stress the need for courageous, intelligent, and dedicated leadership... Leaders of sound integrity. Leaders not in love with publicity, but in love with justice. Leaders not in love with money, but in love with humanity. Leaders who can subject their particular egos to the greatness of the cause.”

—Martin Luther King, Jr.

We Are The Harvest…Gwendolyn Brooks

“We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond.” 

—Gwendolyn Brooks, Author, Quote from the book, “Paul Robeson”

#LeadershipTuesdays: We Must Use Our Voice…Michelle Herrera Mulligan

“We must be impatient for change. Let us remember that our voice is a precious gift and we must use it.”

—Michelle Herrera Mulligan, Writer, VicePresident and Associate Publisher, Simon & Schuster

On Tuesdays, #LeadershipTuesdays presents a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage, and strengthen women leaders. For more information and resources to broaden your knowledge of leaders, and also develop your leadership skills, go to @LeadershipTues on X.com, formerly Twitter.

The Path To Inner Peace

"Surrender to things you cannot change from your past, release your worries of tomorrow, and learn to value the present and inner peace will follow."

--Kenia Nunez

#LeadershipTuesdays: Playing For The Long Term...Mellody Hobson

"Too often people can only see the surface and not the possibility that lives beneath the surface.

Imagine a society in which we all thought that of each other. Where every one had the benefit and none of the doubt."

--Mellody Hobson, President, Ariel Investments

On Tuesdays, womenatliberty.com presents #LeadershipTuesdays, a platform for a variety of voices and resources to develop, encourage and strengthen women leaders. As we continue to celebrate Black History Month and #BlackExcellence, we remember the struggle and persistence of our ancestors who with tenacity and vision saw and fought for a better tomorrow. 

Today, we lift up the words of Mellody Hobson who has been resolute in her efforts to champion diversity, equality and equity in every aspect of American life. As someone from humble beginnings, who has excelled to the highest levels of leadership and sat at tables where she had both power and influence, we honor her integrity and voice in this critical time in US history.

For more information on #LeadershipTuesdays, follow us on Twitter: @LeadershipTues.

Nona Ogunsula, Founder, womenatliberty.com, #LeadershipTuesdays and #WomenMakingHistory

Mighty and Big...Zora Neale Hurston

"A thing is mighty big when time and distance cannot shrink it."

--Zora Neale Hurston

Be A Conduit Of Hope…Elie Wiesel

“Just as despair can come to one only from other human beings, hope, too, can be given to one only by other human beings.” 

—Elie Wiesel