Last week the Flawless team was joined by our colleague Bernadette Pleasant in Harlem sharing our message of self-love and kindness with our You are Flawless workshop at the Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School. After working together with the 5th-grade students on how to see the perfection in every person, we sat down with Bernadette…
All-Star weekend was in Chicago this year, making it the city to be in if you’re a fan of basketball. And while the main event was the annual NBA All-Star game on Sunday featuring NBA icons like LeBron James and James Harden, The Kennedy Forum also recruited some basketball talent of their own… but these…
By Tre Gabriel, Flawless Fellow With Valentine’s Day approaching, our team took a visit to New York City to spread some Flawless love. Along with our Founder Janine, I spent the day with students at the Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School in Harlem and we were joined by our colleague Bernadette Pleasant, the founder of…
By Tre Gabriel, Flawless Fellow and Abby Cooper, Flawless Intern With the second overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, the San Diego Chargers drafted quarterback Ryan Leaf. He had been a stand-out athlete his whole life, leading Washington State University to their first Rose Bowl in almost 70 years. He was widely considered to…
By Vrinda Madan, Flawless Intern This past week, I attended an advocacy event in Washington, DC with the Flawless Foundation: The Kennedy Forum Agenda for Change. It was an incredible event full of moving stories, inspiring speeches, and calls for change from our nation’s leaders. There was one voice, however, that particularly stood out – …
The Player’s Networking Event (PNE) was a three day Super Bowl experience that was held at the Florida International University Kovens Conference Center. PNE was first established in 2001 as a pilot program under the National Football League’s (NFL) Player and Employee Development Department. It was originally a one day event typically taking place the…
On January 13th, we attended the third Mental Health for US “Unite For Change” Forum, taking us all the way to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. The mental health community came together again to talk about solutions to the urgent issues we’re facing in mental health challenges and substance use across the…
On January 26th the whole world stopped for a second in utter disbelief. The legendary Kobe Bryant had died in a tragic plane crash. There is seemingly no right time for death, but there was something shocking about losing such an iconic figure who transcended the game of basketball on an international stage. It brings…
By Maureen Mahoney, Flawless Fellow I was flying home to Washington, DC after the Mental Health for US New Hampshire Town Hall in December, and I was sitting in the last row on the plane, excited because it seemed like I was going to have the row to myself. As the doors were about to…
Impact the Palm Beaches is a philanthropic organization where women collectively give to nonprofits located in Palm Beach County to ignite change through their five core service areas: education, arts and culture, environment, health and wellness, and family. Each member donates $1,000 to create a pool of funds, and this year, at their 5th annual…
