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The Weekly reFRESH: Radical MLK and $1M for girl coders

Edited by Mara Meyers This week’s reFRESH includes reflections on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a new name for your savings account, and a practical end to Silicon Valley’s well-documented diversity problems. What we’ve been checking out… Citing the “white privileged racism” of this all-white Oscars, Mark Ruffalo considered not attending. We think […]

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The Weekly reFRESH: Queen Bey’s threat and The Development Set

Edited by Mara Meyers This week we’re sharing a new series on Medium, how Queen Bey continues to change all the games, and a moving editorial from President Obama. What we’ve been checking out… We’re appalled (but not totally surprised) that expert women’s opinions still aren’t being valued. It’s time to pass the mic. White supremacy […]

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The Weekly reFRESH: Serena The Great and The Invisible Man

Edited by Mara Meyers This week we’re sharing an incredible essay on partnership, a new exciting publication on Medium, and why no level of racism will ever strip Serena Williams of her greatness. What we’ve been checking out… As most millennials try to find a “work-life-balance” we can’t forget that this a struggle only the […]

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The Weekly reFRESH: Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy and a platform for thought leaders

Edited by Mara Meyers In this week’s edition, the humanity of white men continues to reign over everyone else, Mark Zuckerberg’s philanthropy may not be as self-centered as people think, and a new platform that amplifies the voices of thought leaders. What we’ve been checking out… Heleo is a new platform for thought leaders, being called […]

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The Weekly reFRESH: Diversity today and the Constitution’s freedom fallacy

Edited by Mara Meyers In this week’s edition, Twitter gets called out (again), freedom in our Constitution is not one size fits all, and a champion for diversity retires. What we’ve been checking out… This woman was only trying to get back into her house when 19 cops showed up. We’re sad to see a […]

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