Cari Champion And Jemele Hill Shed Light On The Importance of Teamwork In The Workplace
essence.comThe Reid Out, Joy Reid added “Because there are so few Black women in these spaces, it’s incumbent for us to see every Black woman as a prospect to add to the team.
It’s never about competition, it’s always about adding.”“Hearing Cari and Jemele talk about their experience really resonated with me.
I was all choked up,” said The Cross Connection host, Tiffany Cross. “I just relish in the space and spirit of Black women and recognizing that when we’re together, we’re a power structure.” The event’s emcee, journalist Gia Peppers believes that people don’t leave jobs, they leave management and horrible teams. “Black women having camaraderie in the workplace is the difference between women knowing they can stay at a hard job and people feeling lonely enough that they have to quit.
When we see each other, when we create space for each other, when we show up for each other, we can change the world.” “I think the visibility is one thing, but it’s the reaching back that I think is most important,” says entertainment reporter Kelley L.
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