Over the past year, more and more Americans have come to understand and recognize Juneteenth and its significance to Black people in our country.
As a native Black Texan, I grew up knowing about Juneteenth, its significance to not only Texas and Black history, and celebrating it with my family.
For those who haven’t celebrated this holiday, here are some events to help you understand and learn more about Juneteenth.
Since 1949, the United States has dedicated May as the official month for Mental Health Awareness. Over the past two years, mental health has become a more important discussion that we all are discussing. It’s also made us here at cred stop and take a look at what we and our clients are doing to help take care of our mental health.
Events are a chance for us to share and communicate new ideas with each other, but we know there is much room for improvement. As we actively become more intentional about our decisions across the industry, overlooking the lack of diversity at events is a non-negotiable. Though the conference space has a long way to go to improve, there are some bright spots bringing more representation to event stages and agendas.
From conferences dedicated to solely Black people, to our clients who are utilizing their voices to advocate for other Black entrepreneurs, to increased conversations around diversity at events, here are a couple of ways the industry is starting to change.
We know that events will continue to be affected by COVID-19; here’s how they’re adapting.
2020 certainly didn’t end up as we had initially planned thinking back to January 2020, but we’re ending the year centering on positivity, pride, and a lot to look forward to in 2021.
I was stretched and challenged in more ways than I’d like to admit this year. Here are five things I learned and will take with me in 2021 and beyond (and hope you can too!)
After SXSW 2020 was canceled due to Covid-19, we could not be more thrilled for the return of their annual event this Spring.
For the 2021 event, cred submitted 15 sessions covering topics including leveraging AI to eliminate bias, personalized medicine, and sustainable finance. Learn more about each of these sessions and be sure to vote for your favorites before the PanelPicker closes on Friday, November 20th!
