Lesley Grady

Igniting positive community change through fresh ideas and diverse connections

[Lesley Grady @Lesley_TheEdge]

However, asking these questions implies that, somehow, this problem is black women’s work to figure out. And this wearying and all too familiar inference is deeply and disturbing familiar for black women – think PTSD – as it rises again... https://t.co/uFg2d5cE3z

[Lesley Grady @Lesley_TheEdge]

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[Lesley Grady @Lesley_TheEdge]

It is the definition of exhaustion: debilitating and humiliating, to live your life in and among symbols that... https://t.co/jSrQ9HPWf1

[Lesley Grady @Lesley_TheEdge]

Parent power! https://t.co/8rbgKlBQPw

[Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta @philanthropyATL]

If someone gave you $10,000 to increase community engagement in the 2017 local elections, what would you do?... https://t.co/AMOogRuCuw

[Lesley Grady @Lesley_TheEdge]

Thomasville Heights Elementary School parents envisioning their future! PLUS on the move! https://t.co/8zRUkYyoa8

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Parent Leaders United for Students!

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@WestmorelandATL @philanthropyATL

[Matt Westmoreland @WestmorelandATL]

Loved spending time w/ Community Foundation for Greater ATL's inaugural "Parent Leaders United for Students" class. #CFGA @philanthropyATL

[Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta @philanthropyATL]

Over the past month, the southeast region of the United States has been beset by wildfires. With drought gripping... https://t.co/cSKj95Dnxj

[Lesley Grady @Lesley_TheEdge]

"We deploy our duality for those who don’t have as many opportunities -- defining our stability as their... https://t.co/xbKXjfxTVF

[Lesley Grady @Lesley_TheEdge]

But I’m sure the reason I “get” it is because the rules that govern football are a lot like the rules that... https://t.co/GOCWgjnVKe

[Lesley Grady @Lesley_TheEdge]

I guess I've always believed that much of what's most important in life happens in the transitions, interactions... https://t.co/gXWSi5aMH1

[Lesley Grady @Lesley_TheEdge]

Philanthropy is the sector most capable and responsible for ushering in wholeness and connectedness that can... https://t.co/L5zkzhSosj

[Lesley Grady @Lesley_TheEdge]

There comes a time that each of us has to pick it up the pen and begin to compose. And once we do this, we can no... https://t.co/8nuGQ20Oo1

[Lesley Grady @Lesley_TheEdge]

I committed to asking myself-consistently-why I do what I do and why I do it the way I do it? How much of it is... https://t.co/ZcskJMcAF0

[Lesley Grady @Lesley_TheEdge]

Over five days in the same black dress, I had made good decisions; broadened my mind; engaged in great dialogue... https://t.co/k3TYgXRSMo

[Lesley Grady @Lesley_TheEdge]

To achieve equity in our cities, start at the neighborhood level - SaportaReport https://t.co/15IyvwGj3B

[Lesley Grady @Lesley_TheEdge]

To achieve equity in our cities, start at the neighborhood level - SaportaReport https://t.co/39KqHDNqUr

[Lesley Grady @Lesley_TheEdge]

Addressing income inequality will require our collective courage to acknowledge historic, pervasive biases and... http://t.co/U797fwiwkG