Ivor Anthony Hall

The Cost of Winning This morning, I woke up and took a moment for reflection and prayer. I contemplated the day ahead. As I turned on my phone to check messages, the usual string of news alerts popped up. Sometimes, I disengage from these notifications, but they always seem to find their way back. Or so it seems. I find myself uninterested in the endless newsfeeds. Yet, in these dark and perilous times, I feel a growing need to stay aware of the evil being perpetrated, excused, and even...

By Faith! We endured the Middle Passage —  pressed in the belly of ships bound for misery. By Faith…  We endured the long… hot…endless days on the plantation. By Faith…  We felt the sting of the overseer’s whip — and still… We lived. By Faith… We endured the violation of our bodies and the auctioning of our souls. By Faith… We stood in the shadow of Dred Scott, when the law of the land said we were less than human… but, Heaven said otherwise. By Faith… We walked through the lie called...

For nearly thirty years, I worked in corporate America—particularly through the 1990s and early 2000s. During that time, there was something we did not debate. We were stronger when we were more diverse. Not as a political statement. Not as a cultural experiment. But as a business truth. Companies invested heavily in diversity initiatives because they recognized something simple and undeniable: when talent is excluded, opportunity is lost. When perspectives are missing, innovation suffers....