by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jun 19, 2026
Why I had to talk about this in the upcoming docuseries. There I was standing at my mother’s bedside in a New York City hospital. The room was too quiet. Machines humming. Air thick with something I didn’t yet have words for. A nurse leaned in gently and said, “Go...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Jun 18, 2026
Why I do what I do. I was seventeen years old. And I thought I might die on a city bus in the Bronx. It was 1975. I was riding home from school. Just another ordinary day, until it wasn’t. I come from a lower-middle-class African American family with strong values,...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Apr 15, 2026
Four Things To Consider In this time when everyone is going through something big simultaneously, empathy must still lead the way. We still need some real lessons on how to be empathetic and support each other. I was having a tough day processing yet another...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Mar 10, 2026
Four Key Steps for a Real Apology That Heals the Harm and Restores the Relationship There have been some very public apologies in the headlines in the last few weeks, and the commentary has been loud. Much of it has been negative. Folks just didn’t get it right the...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Mar 4, 2026
Real inclusion requires more than an invitation Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo were harmed, and they deserve formal apologies from everyone involved in inflicting that harm. Full stop! There should be no confusion about that. But if we are serious about learning...
by Dr. Lynne Maureen Hurdle | Feb 5, 2026
Harriet Tubman as a Master Strategist in Conflict, Leadership, and Liberation Every February, we are told to celebrate Black History Month. And while I understand the intention, the name itself has never sat quite right with me. So I call this month American...
