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Fortunately, I went to a very diverse school (Hunter College) and although I had many friends and professors from different ethnic backgrounds, I still found myself in a lot of science classes where I was one of few black (female) students. Although the pressure to prove myself was great coming from both of these minority groups, I always relied on my perseverance and I was not ashamed to reach out to others for support when I needed it. I had a good team of people around me, which I built; my siblings (Mrs. Daniels-Charlemagne is my older sister), parents, teammates, mentors and friends all played a big role in why I kept pushing myself. When you have support like that, which often times you have to actively seek out yourself,  you start to feel like you are unstoppable.

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It can be very easy to feel overwhelmed. For me, I'm a perfectionist which adds more stress to my work. I have a number of things I do to help me when i'm overwhelmed. 1. Take a deep breath in and deep breath out. Do this 5-10 times. There is proven science that focusing on your breathing for a minute or two really can calm you down a bit. 2. Give yourself a break from thinking about the problem so you can clear your head and look at it in a new way. 3. Look at the bigger picture. How does this challenge I'm facing effect my life, my schoolwork, my family? What's the worst that could happen? What's the best that could happen? How can you impact the outcome? Sometimes you can't and it's important to know that too and let go of worrying about something you can't control.

Especially during this extra time of stress, understanding what you can control is important. You can control your attitude, your work ethic, your words,  your mindset and your actions.Focus on the things you can control and use those elements to have a positive effect on your situation and those around you.

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Being African American in the Fashion Industry

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Being African American in the Fashion Industry

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It has been challenging in my industry because although African Americans spend a lot of money on clothing, we are not always represented on runways, in executive jobs, and other spaces in the industry. But more and more we are making our voices heard and we are seeing a lot of emerging African American designers as well as people of color being brought into guide companies diversity efforts. I am very active in a club at my job that works to highlight issues important to African American employees, provide cultural opportunities for our club members, and allows us to have conversations with the executives in charge that are necessary for advancing the careers of African Americans.

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We all face challenges everyday. They can be small or big. And you never know what challenges are going to be around the corner. My fiance always encourages me to figure out how to handle my current challenge better so that I can level up like Mario and face the next challenge even better. For me, I try to do that by taking a step back and reminding myself of the bigger picture so that I can think outside of the box about how to solve it. I also do a lot of research to see how other people have solved similar challenges.

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To all who asked how the pandemic has affected our jobs.  For me personally it has had an impact.  Our stores were closed for a few months so to save money, many of us have not been working.  And those who are, have been working from home for less pay.  As we slowly reopen stores they are bringing us back to work a little by little.  For those of us who work in the office and not the store, we will continue working from home.
I also teach college courses and like you, my students are working online instead of in the classroom.

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@Jada King, there were a couple things that were hard about switching careers. 1. I didn't exactly know what i wanted to switch to, so I learned as much as I could. I knew that I wanted to work in an organization that helped people. I researched different organizations I thought I would like to work for and did informational interviews with people in jobs I thought I would like so that I could learn more. 2. It was hard for me to explain to people outside of theater how important a stage manager was and what skills I brought to the table. I had to get some help with my resume from professional services like LinkedIn to help me write things better to show how my experience and skills transferred to a different industry.

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With the situation that has been going on in society, what has be your motivation to keep working and pushing for your career goals?

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Have any of you did a work study?

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When a challenge comes your way, how do you prepare yourself in advance so that is come easy to you??

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Do you think because of everything that's going on right now that it effects some of your jobs?

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DP how did you that espn was not for you

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Where there times where you felt overwhelmed if so how did you get over those times?

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What was your scariest day/biggest challenge?

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Ms. Howell, Have you every worked on film?

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How has the coronavirus affected your career

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Ms Howell, Were there any problems while switching careers completely?

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How are you able to still be doing your job

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How are you able to still be doing your job

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Lydia Mae Figueroa

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How does your job feel now that the corona virus is a thing.

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For your career what college class or activities did you have to take in order to excel in your career?

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With everything happening in today's society.  How do you feel being an African American working in such prestigious job positions?

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With everything happening in today's society.  How do you feel being an African American working in such prestigious job positions?

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What is the best age to start preparing yourself for your future career and how??

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do you think  that your job is hard because of the virus

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do you think  that your job is hard because of the virus

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kaniya

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Dr. Daniels , how was your experience in college and in your career being a black female in your field? 

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Dr. Daniels , how was your experience in college and in your career being a black female in your field? 

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What helped you to keep on pushing.

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What problems have you encountered while trying to get to where you are now?