A roundtable: Substance abuse experts are waging an uphill battle against the stigma surrounding addiction, describing a deep-seated culture of shame and fear that prevents parents, schools, and business leaders from engaging in meaningful dialogue on the subject.
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Driving behaviors vary widely around the world. Some make left turns from far lanes and drive aggressively. While other drivers fill a vehicle with more people than there are seats and navigating through rough terrain and around wildlife (written for Ford Motor Co. Fund)
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“We all, at one point, have been guilty of saying college is the only pathway to success.”
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Distressed there was no safe place for him, Washington cried himself to sleep at night and in eighth grade began cutting his arms. At school, he wore long sleeves or led people to believe the wounds were the result of football. By eighth grade, he was suicidal.
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Diversity is about who we are. Inclusion is about the way we treat people. Both matter to your company’s bottom line. (Written for Bank of America/Crain’s)
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Since becoming managing editor of FordBetterWorld.org, I have come upon a multitude of nonprofits supporting children, veterans, and impoverished communities.
Read moreThe 10 months Richard Butler spent in Vietnam were the scariest of his life. For solace, he turned to drugs. “That was the only way I could see myself making it through. And if I didn’t make it through, I was planning to be too numb to realize it,” says Butler, 64, who served in the Marine Corps from 1971-1974.
Read moreI’m an introvert by nature and occasionally cringe when a client asks me to cover a live event. Yet, never has there been a time when I didn’t come out more informed and grateful for the experience. After all, it’s the innate knowledge junkie that drove me into a career as a writer. The scenario wasn’t much different when the Ford Motor Company Fund asked me to attend the EmpowerHER challenge.
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The Detroit Symphony Orchestra honored George Shirley, the first African-American tenor to join the Metropolitan Opera, and Earl Lewis, outgoing president of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. I had the honor of interviewing the luminaries prior to the gala.
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