Season 4

For this coffee break, we briefly talk about making "it" happen. Whatever it is, a dream you have, a goal, that business you wanted to start, the marathon you want to run, or even that recipe you always wanted to try and make...

Attack the morning and win the day! My daily mantra. Our mindset plays a huge role in our behavior. Get your mind right.

Robert Smalls was born a slave in 1839, in Beaufort, South Carolina. During the Civil War in 1861, Robert Smalls was part of the enslaved crew on a ship called the Planter, operating in Charleston Harbor. The owners of the sh...

Bass Reeves (July 1838 – January 12, 1910) was an American law enforcement official, historically noted as the first black deputy U.S. Marshall west of the Mississippi River. He worked mostly in Arkansas and the Oklahoma Terr...

Still, in high school and two years before going to the university of Iowa, she discovered a new use for beet juice that could improve health care in developing countries. She went on to develop surgical sutures that change f...

Gordon Parks was a Black American photojournalist, musician, writer, and film director who among many other things, is known for breaking the "color line" in professional photography.

William Hastie The first African American federal and appellate judge, William Hastie had a distinguished private law career before being appointed to the United States District Court for the Virgin Islands by President Frank...

Inventor Fred Jones’ contributions during his lifetime were momentous and can be felt to this day. A self-taught and naturally gifted mechanic, Jones invented a portable air-conditioning unit for trucks in 1938. This unit cou...

During this Black History Month, for the next, we are showcasing some of our lesser-known Black American heroes. They may be lesser known not because of their lack of contribution but because their exploits were never taught ...

Ok, it’s year 3 of working from home. But now it has gone from 100% to about 20%-30% at home. I have found myself less motivated to get up and go out to work, but I know I need to. Working from home has become more of a distr...

Hello, fellow coffee breakers! Coffee Breaks is back for season 4. Once again we’ll enjoy the mindless banter that we all have during our many coffee breaks throughout the day, where nothing is out of bounds… well… AS LONG AS...