Dear Reader, Leadership isn’t about being seen. It’s about being aligned. The Catalyst Perspective The closer we get to a new election cycle, the louder the calls become…for candidates, for campaigns, for fighters. Especially for Black women, the pressure is constant:Be the fixer. Be the face. Be the one to take the hits and carry the fight, no matter the costs. And when we don’t run toward the chaos? They say we’ve bowed out. They say we’ve lost our edge. They say, “She’s not a fighter.” Let...

Dear Reader, Alignment in Local Leadership Isn’t Optional – It’s Urgent The Catalyst Perspective Let’s stop pretending we’re waiting for the federal government to save us. Washington is in crisis. Supreme Court rulings are being defied. Leaders are being mocked, not respected. Institutions once held sacred are now political battlegrounds. And in the middle of all this dysfunction, your community is looking for leadership. Not slogans. Not ceremony. Leadership. United States Capitol,...

Dear Reader, What happens when the Supreme Court makes a ruling… and the President refuses to follow it? The Catalyst Perspective Let’s be clear: This is no longer politics as usual. The Trump administration is openly defying the Supreme Court—again. He recently deported a legally protected immigrant to El Salvador in direct violation of a court order. This man had legal status in the U.S. and was never to be returned to his home country, due to credible threats to his safety. The court said...