New York University ( NYU ) recently unveiled its pick for the 2022 NYU Global Trailblazer Award for Creative and Artistic Excellence: Solange Knowles . NYU formally recognizes Knowles ‘ work within the industry and she will receive her award on International Women’s Day (Mar. 8). That same day, Knowles will also be a guest speaker in the NYU Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity and Strategic Innovation’s conversation on women’s empowerment and innovation. This is part of the new Global Black Women Leadership Initiative within a program dubbed NYU Women Lead: A Global Leadership Accelerator. Nyu got solange for international womens day??? — jordyn (@jordsyn) March 1, 2022 This event, which will also feature Dr. Lisa Coleman of NYU, builds off of the NYUWomxn100 initiative—a series of events that “celebrates the lives, pursuits, innovations and achievements of womxn of transgender, non-binary and cisgender experiences.” It’s also worth mentioning that this hour-long event—described...
