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Carmen Best — Black In Blue

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"In good times, in bad times, in peace and in war, women step up and keep families together. Ever since we won the right to do so, we stand up and lead our communities. We need more women leaders, in policing, in the public sector, and in government."  Women when given opportunities and platforms to lead, they drive the change. They perform the most complex tasks as it is always there in their conscious mind that they have to prove. They have to prove that women are capable. Let us tell you that yes you need to prove yourself, not to others but to yourself. Because it'll make you confident and proud of yourself. Today we have a leader who is asking more women to opt for a career in policing. Who Is Carmen Best? Meet Carmen Best MSCJ , Director of Global Security Risk Operations at Microsoft. Expressing her admiration for Microsoft’s commitment to supporting and empowering diverse communities, she joined Microsoft last week. She is a board member at Axon Enterprise Inc At

Nicky Collins — Being Diagnosed Is Privilege

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 Being autistic makes you different. Whether in a positive or a negative manner, this will completely depend on you. Whether you actually want to prove some people right that it is a disability or you are going to bring the positive side to the forefront. Yes, AUTISM is not a disability, it's a different ability. You'll learn more about the privilege of being an autistic person when you'll start educating yourself about the same. There are lakhs of people who are autistic or are autism advocates. Here we have a leader who is spreading the word about it. Who Is Nicky Collins? Meet Nicky Collins She/Her, The Autism Coach at Neurodevelopment,  help autistic people to come to terms with their ASC diagnosis, to love it and to live with it. She is becoming the support that she needed when she was diagnosed with Autism.  Nicky is a champion for autistic women and girls and is working to make sure that autistic girls can be proud of who they are. Every autistic girl deserves valid

Morénike Giwa Onaiwu — Autism Awareness Is A Key To Acceptance

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 Go to Google, search for the term AUTISM. Go to the images section. What do you see? A plethora of children who are mostly white.   Autism doesn't just affect a race or gender or ethnicity but it can affect anyone. Unfortunately, the medical community has studied and treated autism as a “white person’s” disease.  The typical “face” of autism tends to be that of a little white boy, regardless of autism's actual prevalence in all racial, age, and gender groups. Here we have a global leader who has been a victim of this Autism's White Privilege Problem.  Who is Morénike Giwa Onaiwu? Meet Morénike Giwa Onaiwu , educator, writer, public speaker, parent, and global advocate. She uses the pronouns She/They and has been transforming organizations since 1998.  Currently, she is Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) Public Member at National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Morénike is a visiting scholar at Rice University and Principal Consultant and Public Speaker at

Ellie Middleton — ADHD And Autism Advocate

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  — By Acceptance, I Mean Accepting *Unmasked* Autistic Behaviors This is World Autism Acceptance Week and next month is Autism Acceptance Month. We should not just celebrate it for the sake of celebrating but we should make sure we make a difference in someone's life. Autism awareness is the need of the hour and here we have a leader who is committed to this mission. Who is Ellie Middleton? Meet   E llie Middleton , Head of Community at  Neuropool  which connects talent pools of neurodiverse individuals to diverse employers through career development, skill matching and working with academic institutions. Its mission is to support 1000 Neurodiverse people into employment over the next 5 years through training, mentoring and matching the employment needs of corporate partners. Ellie is also a brand manager at  Great Influence  where she is working with leading business creators to build strong personal brands. Ellie was assessed with ADHD and also with Autism. She has been sharing