by MORTAR Team | Sep 9, 2026 | Blog
Reading Time: 2 minutes For the past several years, I had my eye on a professional award that I thought would mark an important milestone in my career. When I didn’t receive it, I found myself thinking less about the award itself and more about what we recognize as...
by Naimah Sams | Feb 13, 2020 | Blog, Future History Now, Media, MORTAR
Reading Time: 3 minutesNaimah Quinae, Design & Apparel ManagerFeb. 6, 2020 One of the prompts for a leadership workshop homework sheet was to identify something that you assume annoys the crap out of your teammates. I continuously impress myself with how no matter...
by MORTAR | Feb 7, 2020 | Blog, Media, MORTAR
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKarla Dunn, Alumni ManagerFebruary 1, 2019 As we begin Black History Month, I stopped to consider how much African Americans have impacted the culture of America in a positive way, even in the midst of very arduous and trying circumstances....
by Naimah Sams | Nov 6, 2019 | Blog, Media, MORTAR
Reading Time: 3 minutesBy Derrick Braziel, Co-Founder & Managing PartnerNovember 5th, 2019 This year, my life forever changed. I was named to the 2019 cohort of Obama Foundation Fellows, joining 20 amazing people from around the globe who are working to make...
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by Naimah Sams | Nov 6, 2019 | Blog, Media, MORTAR
Reading Time: 2 minutesThey Say Black People Don’t Give [PART ONE] Vic Mullins – MORTAR Development Manager Being a black development professional is already an uphill battle. Most of my professional peers are well-to-do white women who have gravitated to...
