Brazil Mentoring Mind Story 
Candid
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Many will remember Franklin Thomas as the president of Ford Foundation, fewer will realize that he was the first Black foundation president in America, but I knew him as my boss and mentor. I was hired to work for Ford Foundation in 1991 as a program officer in Brazil, when Frank was still President. Negotiate, I did not.
Have Fun - Do Good
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
And mind you, they weren't all women who wanted to be journalists. They came from the favelas of Brazil, from Alaska, from the Bronx, immigrant women from the Bronx. We trained them in how to use their cell phones for rapid response, and how to write Op-eds, feature stories, and front line journals. So, we started this program.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
118 
Let's personalize your content