Profiles of Color

MIT graduate Janelle Wellons recently became a Spaceflight Operations Engineer for a space company in Tokyo, Japan after spending nearly six years at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory where she made amazing inroads as an Instrument Operations Systems Engineer. I caught up with Janelle during her transition between jobs and had an opportunity to have a fun, casual, and insightful c

Born in Santa Monica, CaliforniaAge: 27Languages: English & SpanishEducation:University of Southern CaliforniaMaster of Social Work - MSW2012-2023University of WashingtonSociology2011-2015Started running at 7Normally travels 3 times a year to Panama (pre-pandemic)Parents are Donna Washington (born in Colon, Panama) and John Woodruff (born in NY).She is the 2nd of 5 siblings. He

Aubriana Davis has been acting, singing and dancing since she was a little girl living in Albany, GA. Known as a "triple threat", it was not until she moved to Atlanta, GA at the age of 7, that she was introduced to the many facets of acting and began to fall even more in love with it. At the age of 11, she appeared in her first film "Jason Banks" (2011) and fro

Father's Day, while generally a very special day for most, whether in the present or with loving memories, for many, it can be bittersweet. I am one who lost my father some 35 years ago and still cherish the moments I had with him who I idolize to this day. So, in the present, I appreciate the times I get to spend with my friend, Brigadier General Charles McGee, an upstanding,

Dr. Carlos E. Del Castillo is the Chief of the Ocean Ecology Laboratory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He was previously a member of the Senior Professional Staff and Section Supervisor with the Space Department of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. Dr. Del Castillo is an Associate Research Professor at the Johns Hopkins University Department of Earth an

Lydia is a Certified Sommelier from the Sommelier Society of America and holds the WSET Level 3 Advanced Certification; currently a WSET Level 4 Diploma student. Originally from Panama, Lydia’s passion for wine began while living in Paris and having the opportunity to travel to multiple French wine regions. After moving to New York, she worked in Marketing and PR for multiple ind

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The Alma G. Davis Foundation was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. Founded by Alma G. Davis as a result of her own personal trials and triumphs with domestic violence, the foundation strives to ensure that women and young girls break the vicious cycle of abuse that is constantly on the rise.“Having received my own first set of black eyes at the tender age of 14

Hollywood Actor J. August Richards: Current TV Series: 'Generation' on HBO Max.......Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in the Maryland suburb of Bladensburg, Richards discovered his love for acting at an early age and enrolled in a performing arts high school where he appeared in several plays a year. Academically confident and determined to move out to Los Angeles to