We've Adapted Long Enough.  

It's Time to Stop Waiting.  

Every time policies change...

Funding disappears...

Priorities shift...

Black and Brown communities are expected to adapt.

Again.

We've become experts at navigating systems we don't control. And waiting on those same systems to cater to our needs.

But here's the question:

What if the future of our communities depended less on adapting...and more on Black and Brown leaders intentionally working together to strengthen what already exists, create what doesn't, and take ownership of what comes next?


Introducing...

Leading in Color™ is a half-day leadership experience for Black and Brown founders, executives, nonprofit leaders, educators, and community builders who are ready to move beyond reacting—and start identifying the practical role they can play in creating stronger communities.

This isn't another conference.

This isn't another conversation about resilience.

This isn't four hours of talking about the problems.

It's four hours dedicated to helping leaders like you move from awareness to action.

October 29, 2026
12:00–4:00 PM EST | Virtual

$49

Hosted by Sutton McCraney & Lace Flowers


Every Time the Landscape Changes...  

We rewrite our proposals.

We change our language.

We reorganize.

We rebuild.

We wait for the next opportunity.

Then we do it all over again.

At some point, we have to ask a different question.

What can we begin creating within our own communities that becomes stronger every year instead of starting over every time the landscape changes?

That is the work of Leading in Color™.


What You'll Do 

Throughout the afternoon, you'll:

  • Challenge assumptions about leadership, ownership, and long-term impact.

  • Learn from leaders who are creating lasting change in their communities.

  • Identify where your leadership can make the greatest contribution.

  • Complete your own Community Design Blueprint.

  • Leave with a practical 90-day action plan to begin putting your ideas into motion.

This isn't about leaving inspired.

It's about leaving with clarity.


What You'll Get

  • Opportunity or LIVE Q&A during the event

  • The printable Design Lab workbook for your 90-day action plan

  • The recording of Leading in Color


This Experience Is For You If...  

✓ You're tired of reacting every time the landscape changes.

✓ You believe our communities deserve stronger systems, partnerships, and leadership—not just stronger reactions.

✓ You want to stop asking "Who should fix this?" and start asking "What role can I play?"

✓ You're looking for a room where honest conversations lead to practical action.

✓ You believe the future of our communities will be shaped by leaders who choose to work together, not wait together.


Why This Matters

No policy will create the future we want.

No election will create it.

No institution will create it for us.

The future of our communities will be shaped by leaders who decide to take responsibility for strengthening what's already here, creating what doesn't yet exist, and working together with intention.

The question isn't whether change is coming.

Change is coming whether we like it or not; are you ready to be the one leading it?

October 29, 2026
12:00–4:00 PM EST | Virtual

$49


Your Hosts

Founder & Leadership Systems Strategist

Co-Founder, Business Strategist & Systems Designer

Meet Your Speakers & Contributors

Host of America in Black & White

Psychological Safety & Inclusive Leadership Expert

Founder: Dear Black Boy: The Movement

Hip-Hop Therapeutic Writing Coach

Founder/CEO @ The ROLE Initiative

Mental Wellness Coach. Consultant. Therapist.

TEDx Speaker Founder of Black and Brown Parenting

THE PEOPLE’S PRINCIPAL™ Leadership Capacity Strategist

Founder & Executive Director Bridges To Renewed Hope


October 29 | 12:00–4:00 PM EST  

$49

Every lasting institution started with a small group of people who decided to stop waiting.  

Be in the room where the next ones begin.


Questions?

Contact us: hello@theflavor.biz


Thank you to our sponsors & supporters