Think Pieces
What’s better than one leader? Two
Co-Leadership, In the News, Think PiecesWe are excited to share the organization’s official shift to a new leadership model. Back in September 2020, Raymond A. Jetson, MetroMorphosis’ Founder and Chief Executive Catalyst, began co-leading the organization with Sherreta Harri...
Raymond Jetson: I’ve arrived at 65, and nothing is as I expected
Think PiecesBy Raymond A. Jetson for The Advocate Looking eye to eye, 65 appears a lot different from the stolen glances on my journey made it appear. The dissonance between what I expected and what I am experiencing is both internal and external. N...
We’ve Seen Enough!
Think PiecesIt has been little over a month since our country was made aware of the fatal 8 minutes and 46 seconds in which Minneapolis police officers stood guard as one of their own weaponized his knee to not only strip George Floyd of his liberty...
Leading Movements
Blog, BRLeads, Think Pieces, activists, Leadership, movements, Urban CommunitiesWritten by: Sherreta R. Harrison In any moment of societal upheaval, there emerges a unique and necessary role: the activist. An activist is one who is usually aware of causes and challenges before the rest of the world and tries tireles...
Philan’ Yourself
Blog, BRLeads, Philanthropy, Think PiecesWritten by: Lauren Crump Sometimes, philanthropy gets in its own way. Etymologically, it’s “the love of humanity”. In practice, it’s a financial contribution. But in many circles, it’s considered an opportunity and distinction ...
Navigating Education through A New Pandemic
Blog, BRLeads, Think Pieces, COVID19, educationWritten by: Moon Muhammad On March 13th, in the midst of an unrelenting course collaboration, we got word that the governor had announced school closures. To be fair, only a handful of first – year teachers had gotten the word at my sc...
What You Should Know About Systems Change
Blog, BRLeads, Think Pieces, Systems, systems changeWritten by: Luke St. John McKnight During times of uncertainty and unrest there is often much discussion around the need for systems change, the societal software update. Systems change by its nature is a complex and ever evolving field,...
Leading Change in an Ever- Changing Environment
Blog, BRLeads, Think Pieces, COVID19, LeadershipWritten by: Johnathan S. Hill Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic, recent tragedies involving African-Americans and law enforcement and the word-wide response to both of these events has presented individuals, organizations, institutions, b...
Guest column: In times of certainty, rely on all your communities
Think Piecesby Raymond A. Jetson for The Advocate On Sunday Dec. 31, 2017, I stood before the people of the Star Hill Church and delivered my final sermon as their pastor. For 23 years of Sundays and Wednesdays, we had assumed our respective positio...
Guest column: Shooting death of 6-year-old boy should be catalyst for change in Baton Rouge
Think PiecesBy Raymond A. Jetson for The Advocate Earlier this month, 6-year-old Jahiem Holliday died as the victim of a shooting. The alleged shooter was a 13-year-old. I have been unable to simply process the facts of this case and proceed with li...
