Kristen Broady
@kelizbro.bsky.social
Sr. Economist at Chicago Fed | Professor | ASU💜💛 & JSU💙🤍 Alum | AKA🩷💚| Artist | Chicagoan | views are my own🏳️🌈
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Whitney M. Young’s quote reminds us that preparation is never wasted. Even if the door doesn’t open today, getting ready sharpens your skills, clarifies your purpose, and gives you the confidence to walk through when it does.
Some people only notice you once you’re already shining. They don’t see all the messy, unglamorous, exhausting parts that came before it.
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Some people only notice you once you’re already shining. They don’t see all the messy, unglamorous, exhausting parts that came before it.
The world can offer many things: comfort, distraction, companionship, money, admiration, but none of it can substitute for inner peace.
November 17, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The world can offer many things: comfort, distraction, companionship, money, admiration, but none of it can substitute for inner peace.
November 17, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“Are you going to let someone else's view of who you should be, and what you should do, hold you back?" — Charmaine Wilkerson
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
“Are you going to let someone else's view of who you should be, and what you should do, hold you back?" — Charmaine Wilkerson
“You don't have to wait for others to claim you.
You don't have to wait for others to pick you.
You pick yourself!
I mean, really choose yourself every day!”
—Mahogany L. Browne
You don't have to wait for others to pick you.
You pick yourself!
I mean, really choose yourself every day!”
—Mahogany L. Browne
October 31, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“You don't have to wait for others to claim you.
You don't have to wait for others to pick you.
You pick yourself!
I mean, really choose yourself every day!”
—Mahogany L. Browne
You don't have to wait for others to pick you.
You pick yourself!
I mean, really choose yourself every day!”
—Mahogany L. Browne
Join economist Gustavo de Souza on 11/10 at 11 AM CT to hear about his new research on how artificial intelligence is impacting labor markets.
Register here 👉🏽https://www.chicagofed.org/events/2025/artificial-intelligence-office-factory
Register here 👉🏽https://www.chicagofed.org/events/2025/artificial-intelligence-office-factory
October 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Join economist Gustavo de Souza on 11/10 at 11 AM CT to hear about his new research on how artificial intelligence is impacting labor markets.
Register here 👉🏽https://www.chicagofed.org/events/2025/artificial-intelligence-office-factory
Register here 👉🏽https://www.chicagofed.org/events/2025/artificial-intelligence-office-factory
Courage is the steady strength to move forward when something matters deeply.
October 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Courage is the steady strength to move forward when something matters deeply.
Today:
“Stretch your mind and fly.”
-Whitney M. Young
“Stretch your mind and fly.”
-Whitney M. Young
October 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Today:
“Stretch your mind and fly.”
-Whitney M. Young
“Stretch your mind and fly.”
-Whitney M. Young
Haile Selassie reminds us that learning doesn’t stop with books or teachers. If you stay open and curious, life itself becomes the classroom. Growth comes from being willing to listen, reflect, and fully experience life.
October 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Haile Selassie reminds us that learning doesn’t stop with books or teachers. If you stay open and curious, life itself becomes the classroom. Growth comes from being willing to listen, reflect, and fully experience life.
Whitney M. Young’s quote reminds us that preparation is never wasted. Even if the door doesn’t open today, getting ready sharpens your skills, clarifies your purpose, and gives you the confidence to walk through when it does.
October 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Whitney M. Young’s quote reminds us that preparation is never wasted. Even if the door doesn’t open today, getting ready sharpens your skills, clarifies your purpose, and gives you the confidence to walk through when it does.
10/10 @ 11 AM CT: Join the Chicago Fed for a virtual event, Artificial Intelligence in the Office & the Factory. The event will feature new research from economist Gustavo de Souza on how artificial intelligence is reshaping labor markets.
Register here: www.chicagofed.org/events/2025/...
Register here: www.chicagofed.org/events/2025/...
October 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
10/10 @ 11 AM CT: Join the Chicago Fed for a virtual event, Artificial Intelligence in the Office & the Factory. The event will feature new research from economist Gustavo de Souza on how artificial intelligence is reshaping labor markets.
Register here: www.chicagofed.org/events/2025/...
Register here: www.chicagofed.org/events/2025/...
How is AI changing work on the factory floor and in the office? Join us on Nov. 10 at 11am CT for new research from Chicago Fed economist Gustavo de Souza.
Register here: web.cvent.com/event/7bfd5a...
Register here: web.cvent.com/event/7bfd5a...
October 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
How is AI changing work on the factory floor and in the office? Join us on Nov. 10 at 11am CT for new research from Chicago Fed economist Gustavo de Souza.
Register here: web.cvent.com/event/7bfd5a...
Register here: web.cvent.com/event/7bfd5a...
“Always try to associate with people from whom you can learn something. All the knowledge that you want is in the world, and all you have to do is go and seek it.”
-Marcus Garvey
-Marcus Garvey
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“Always try to associate with people from whom you can learn something. All the knowledge that you want is in the world, and all you have to do is go and seek it.”
-Marcus Garvey
-Marcus Garvey
“If you worry about who is going to get credit, you don't get much work done.”
-Dorothy Height
-Dorothy Height
October 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
“If you worry about who is going to get credit, you don't get much work done.”
-Dorothy Height
-Dorothy Height
Excited to join the Chicagoland Chamber and Loyola Chicago this Thursday for Neighborhood Economic Development: How to Bring Impact Through Alliance in This Moment. We’ll discuss how collaboration drives inclusive growth across Chicago’s neighborhoods.
chicagolandchamber.org/events/2025-10-23/32281
chicagolandchamber.org/events/2025-10-23/32281
October 21, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Excited to join the Chicagoland Chamber and Loyola Chicago this Thursday for Neighborhood Economic Development: How to Bring Impact Through Alliance in This Moment. We’ll discuss how collaboration drives inclusive growth across Chicago’s neighborhoods.
chicagolandchamber.org/events/2025-10-23/32281
chicagolandchamber.org/events/2025-10-23/32281
“What they call you is one thing.
What you answer to is something else.”
-Lucille Clifton
What you answer to is something else.”
-Lucille Clifton
October 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
“What they call you is one thing.
What you answer to is something else.”
-Lucille Clifton
What you answer to is something else.”
-Lucille Clifton
“To maintain the ability to admit and grow from our mistakes rather than let them defeat us represents best the inner strength of a people.”
-Haki R. Madhubuti
-Haki R. Madhubuti
October 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
“To maintain the ability to admit and grow from our mistakes rather than let them defeat us represents best the inner strength of a people.”
-Haki R. Madhubuti
-Haki R. Madhubuti
We’re so used to thinking change will come from someone else or some better moment. But June Jordan was telling the truth: nothing is missing. The people, the power, the clarity…we’re it. History doesn’t shift when the “right” person arrives. It shifts when we stop pretending that person isn’t us.
October 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We’re so used to thinking change will come from someone else or some better moment. But June Jordan was telling the truth: nothing is missing. The people, the power, the clarity…we’re it. History doesn’t shift when the “right” person arrives. It shifts when we stop pretending that person isn’t us.
“Self-acceptance is a journey:
from will they like me
to will I like them
to I am who I am.
No judgment. No affirmation needed. I am enough.”
— Janet Autherine
from will they like me
to will I like them
to I am who I am.
No judgment. No affirmation needed. I am enough.”
— Janet Autherine
October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“Self-acceptance is a journey:
from will they like me
to will I like them
to I am who I am.
No judgment. No affirmation needed. I am enough.”
— Janet Autherine
from will they like me
to will I like them
to I am who I am.
No judgment. No affirmation needed. I am enough.”
— Janet Autherine