HUMAN SERVICES

We're asking experts, activists and social entrepreneurs why some neighborhoods carry authority in planning HUMAN SERVICES delivery across sectors and what equity means for those who dont.

We're looking at the and growth of community, state, national and global leadership including how revitalization and underdevelopment happens. How do we sustainably invest in and affect the communities, resources and people we care about? Here we showcase experts who marshal resources, build models & share practices. - MORE BELOW -

In 1968, SHIRLEY CHISHOLM became the first black woman elected to the United States Congress, and she represented New York's 12th Congressional District for seven terms from 1969 to 1983.  In 1972, she became the first black candidate for a major party's nomination for President of the United States, and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination.

WOMEN INNOVATORSV

According to WIPO (The World Intellectual Property Organization) Innovation is simply doing something new that improves a product, process or service. Innovation gets really exciting when it improves our everyday choices. Innovation is constantly going on all around us, so much so, that organizations and individuals must choose what innovation is important to their growth and developmen. Here we showcase women innovators and visionaries to share how to create sustainable solutions to community issues locally and globally. Through the lives of extraordinary people who have stepped forward to become problem solvers, in spite of the negatives, we can learn to grow, share, be inspired and empowered to enact our own successes. We hope you enjoy and share these stories from the poor and the proud to the rich and influential. We plan to regularly update "Visionaries in Action" with inspiring featuers on women around the world, across all sectors.

OPRAH WINFREY - grew from poor to prominent through education, work and grit.  She paid her dues in radio before having successes in television.  In the early years of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the program was classified as a tabloid talk show.  By the late ‘90’s Winfrey began hosting shows on broader topics such as heart disease, geopolitics, spirituality, and meditation, interviewing celebrities on social issues they were directly involved with, such as cancer, charity work, or substance abuse.  She also hosted televised giveaways including shows where every audience member received a new car (donated by General Motors) or a trip to Australia (donated by Australian tourism bodies).  In 1998, Winfrey co-founded the women's cable television network Oxygen along with former Nickelodeon executive Geraldine Laybourne and producers Marcy Carsey, Tom Werner and Caryn Mandabach (of Carsey-Werner fame).  Oprah is president of Harpo Productions and has launched a new channel called OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network.