by Tracy LaFon | Feb 22, 2021 | Black Lives Matter, Current and Timely, Equality, Events
It is said that “necessity is often the mother of invention.” With that realization and a major amount of determination, Madam C.J. Walker became the first self-made African-American female millionaire in US history. Even more notable than her rise to...
by Tracy LaFon | Sep 11, 2020 | Equality, Events, Mental Health
Nineteen years later many still struggle when with strong emotions when remembering 9/11. While the events were tragic and horrific, in the days, weeks, and months that followed, America experienced the best of what we all could be. We came together as a nation, as...
by Will Ferguson | Jul 23, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, Equality, Words From The Veriily Family
Sometimes the dirty truth of privilege comes in gut-punches. You don’t know me, many people don’t, but most just see that guy who wears the cowboy hat in downtown Burlington, Vermont, hence my nickname “Cowboy”… which I love. Because of the hat, I have been...
by Mark Mazzone | Jul 17, 2020 | Equality, Pride, The People Behind Veriily
“You don’t know what you’re capable of until you’re put in that situation.” That is something that I said to my best friend, currently serving in the US Air Force, during one of our many daily conversations. There’s quite a bit of truth to that statement especially...
by Michele Beck | Jun 19, 2020 | Black Lives Matter, Equality, Jobs, Pride
Show of hands: Who has heard of Juneteenth? Keep your hand up if you know what it is. Now let’s get only the hands of people who learned about it in elementary through high school. I would be willing to bet not very many people can honestly say they had their hand up...
