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“Just remember where you came from, I’ll be right back.” - H.E.R. “BRB” July 31, 2026, was my dear friend Alexis Harper-Jones’ 45
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The Myth: Catty. Competitive. Undermining. The narrative that women — especially Black women — cannot collaborate at the highest level has been used to justify exclusion from arenas of power: sports, academia, and the boardroom alike. The Evidence Seven valedictorians. A shared training facility. Institutional investment led by women, for women. The data doesn't just contradict the myth — it erases it.