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In 2016, after watching the horrific viral videos of the deaths of two Black men, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, I was angry, sad, and frustrated. As the mother of two Black boys one of whom is on the autism spectrum I was also motivated to make a change.
I invited 30 friends to join a private Facebook group I started named Moms of Black Boys United (MOBB United). My goal was to offer a safe space for all moms of Black boys to communicate concerns about their safety during encounters with law enforcement and others in authority. Within two hours, there were 1,000 members. By the end of the day, more than 21,000 moms from all across the country had joined.
A global pandemic and multiple waves of social movements, 2020 has proved to be an eventful year.
So how does an entrepreneur respond to this? “Let yourself dream again,” says Lauren Dallas, the cofounder and CEO of Future Females.
As we head to 2021, Lauren says: “I think, make that time, make that space just to feel again and see and dream. Just think about the possibilities.”
This time last year you probably were thinking about what you would want to achieve in 2020, what you’d like to do different or improve on. Looking at the shiny new year that would come held the promise of all kinds of possibilities and dreams waiting to come true.