The Corporate Tea

10/17/2025

Tonight is the night! I’m so honored to be the Mistress of Ceremonies for my mother pearl See you all soon! Happy Homecoming and cheers to changing lives through our first scholarship endowment.

02/01/2025

This January, I took time to reflect, silence the noise, and root myself deeply in the soil of my calling. It was a period of renewal and grounding. One of the most impactful moments of this journey was visiting the Equal Justice Initiative’s Legacy Museum and Memorial sites. They were nothing short of masterful.

I hadn’t been to Montgomery since childhood, and I left deeply impressed—not only by the city’s resilience and the amazing people but also by its commitment to preserving history.

Right now, many people are grappling for answers, searching for actions to take, movements to join, ways to resist injustice. This week, I was reminded of a sobering truth: an organized lie is more powerful than a disorganized truth. When history is buried or dismantled, the nuances of truth are often lost. Today, as in so many pivotal moments in history, we’re witnessing a coordinated effort to stifle progress.

Whatever actions we choose to take in response to injustice are deeply personal. But my encouragement to you is this: seek truth. Resist the temptation to be swept away by headlines, comment sections, or social media noise. Instead, dig deeper. Narrative will be our greatest weapon in the years ahead.

At the National Monument to Freedom, a wall standing 43 feet tall and 155 feet long, I encountered one such powerful narrative. This wall draws from the 1870 Census, which for the first time allowed formerly enslaved Black people to record surnames. Over 122,000 surnames were listed—names that nearly five million Black people adopted and that now span generations.

As I combed through this wall, I found the names of my grandparents. Standing there, I was reminded that their lives, their sacrifices, were not in vain.
In the final room of the Legacy Museum, the words of Mary McLeod Bethune spoke directly to my spirit: “If we have the courage and tenacity of our forbears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery, we shall find a way to do for our day what they did for theirs.”

I left restored and resolved. Thank you to everyone who checked on me, texted and called.

Happy Black History Month!

11/06/2024

When the 19th Amendment became law on August 26, 1920, 26 million adult female Americans were nominally eligible to vote. But full electoral equality was still decades away for many women of color who counted among that number. Native American, Asian American, Latinx and African American suffragists had to fight for their own enfranchisement long after the 19th Amendment was ratified. Only over successive years did each of those groups gain access to the ballot.

It wasn’t until the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that all African Americans were granted the full right to vote, but the fight began in the 1800s alongside the women’s suffrage movement for which my beloved sorority was critical through their activism.

Today, I am so proud to see my vote casted count, alongside my mother, and grandmother in one of the most critical elections in our history. I believe we made ancestors proud if nothing else.

Our freedom will never be in vain

06/28/2024

Me at my “Black” job lol

No seriously, 2024 work headshots…different look same focus!

05/15/2024

I continue to say, that Groundwater Institute is the gift that keeps on giving. I’m grateful for the second year to have been on the steering committee helping to bring some of the world’s most powerful brands, orgs, and institutions together to talk equity and power. The work is never done but I’m proud to be connected to these amazing world changers.

03/18/2024

It’s official! My talk is now live and ready for your viewing pleasure.

Toni is unapologetically on a mission to decolonize the workplace and this is your personal invitation to challenge and dismantle the deeply ingrained system...

02/13/2024

PSA 🚨 🗣️ Just got word that my was officially submitted by production and will be 🤞🏾on your screens in the next few weeks. Just a little daily reminder to do things that scare you and let your little light SHINE. I can’t wait to share my ✨ with you.

02/06/2024

Recently sat down with after a very successful roundtable session on (think speed dating in a group for executives) at their North American HR Summit. After, they asked, if I’d be willing to film on their podcast to recap with the broader audience. And if you know me, I said yes if I could keep it 100! The link to the full interview is here

https://youtu.be/utS4uudyGsk?si=CvsHeuBePbfT1I9b

But here are a few takeaways I covered, so run don’t walk to watch the full video

💎 1: Why equity has to be at the center and driving progress.

💎 2: What companies have to do in order to not be performative in their work.

💎 3:Gen Z will save us all! They’d rather Tik Tok for a living then be microagressed in your workplace lol

At the most recent edition of the North American HR Executive Summit we sat down with Toni Lowe, the Chief Diversity Equity Inclusion Officer at Huge, a crea...

12/25/2023

It’s been a tough year. The world continues to self destruct but God is still God and i’m personally grateful for that. In deep reflection and prayer for people across the globe who have experienced extreme loss this season. When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world I pray we will know peace. Peace begins with us.

12/16/2023

The best thing about being in a global and remote leadership role is being able to use my rolodex of amazing talent of color to make projects come to life. The best parts of my career are fueled by people who look like me, who always answer the call, and who get the vision. Shout out to for making me look amazing! It’s 🆙 and it’s stuck for 2024!