Brittany King

RaShall M. Brackney says acknowledging the city’s difficult history is an important first step.

When scenes of white nationalists storming the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville, Va., with lit tiki torches, clenched teeth and furrowed brows flashed on screens across the nation, RaShall M. Brackney was in Barbados with her husband.
Brackney watched the fighting and chanting of racist phrases with misty eyes. She says it was impossible not to have a visceral reaction to what was happening in a city just two hours south from where she was living at the time.
“I couldn’t help ...

Chicago has long been a city known for its innovation. From food to sports to startups, the Windy City is constantly evolving.
With a growing tech community, thriving food scene and small businesses popping up on every corner, there's never been a better time to be a Chicagoan.
In the latest installment of Adweek's City Spotlight series, we visit Chicago to introduce you to 20 professionals who are shaking up the status quo in their respective industries.

Tracey K. Alexander* was pregnant with her third child when she knew her life needed to change. So, she entered Coburn Place, a longterm refuge shelter for domestic assault survivors. A year later, she came out a changed woman.

Every five years, the University of Missouri updates it's recruitment materials for prospective students. I served as the editorial assistant for this update in 2016.

Indianapolis is one of the worst cities for food accessibility. Here's what local residents and organizations are doing about it.

One woman’s mission to combat racism in her small Ohio town.

Despite the plethora of original content available on streaming services over the last few years, some of the old greats still aren't available. Here's what we wish was available to stream.

Finding a job in any industry can be difficult, and this is especially true for finding a job at an advertising agency. This piece consists of interviews and insight from some of the top Human Resource professionals in the country.

Women and people of color are severely underrepresented within nonprofit leadership, here’s why and how to change that.

In the 1960s when lunch counter sit-ins and the March in Washington took place, Patricia Payne was just getting started in the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) system as an elementary teacher. This is her story.

Lizzie Della—a new boutique agency in NYC—is determined to diversifying advertising, for good.

Activists say the classroom offers a space to put the group’s beliefs into action.

Marcia Chatelain talks about her activism at Mizzou and how it propelled her into a career in higher ed