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Black History Month: The Black Leaders that Have Inspired TLG
This Black History Month, TLG would like to recognize the Black Leaders who have inspired us and pushed us to be better leaders. Truly, these individuals are pinnacles of what it means to be leaders of character and we are honored to spotlight them.
Shan Cooper, Founder & CEO of Journey Forward Strategies:
“In any organization, culture is critical.” – Shan Cooper
“Shan Cooper is an ATL icon and highly respected and honored leader in business and the community – for profit and nonprofit. A favorite WIL speaker.” – Susan Hitchcock, Founder and Host Emerita of Women in Leadership
Recently inducted into the JA Atlanta Georgia Business Hall of Fame, Shan Cooper has long been a leader that TLG is proud to call a friend. Shan Cooper is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Journey Forward Strategies, LLC, a solutions-focused consulting firm specializing in leadership
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We recognize and celebrate the work that has been done, and which is currently underway by Black pioneers and advocates in the fields of social work, mental health, sociology and psychology.
Originally published February 2022, updated February 2025
Black Americans have experienced centuries of violence and trauma because of white supremacist structures and institutions, including traumas previously sanctioned by the larger mental health field. It’s important that we not forget or erase those traumas. It is also necessary to celebrate the trailblazers who have worked to upend those systems, resulting in cultural change for Black folk and even resulting in benefits to the non-Black population.
Darlyne Bailey
M.S., Ph.D. and Founder of Social Justice Initiative
(1952 - Present)
Darlyne was born in New York City to Arthur and Iris Bailey. She was one of the first women to attend Lafayette College and graduated in 1974 with a Bachelors of Art in Psychology and Secondary Educa
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When Max Bethune Maultsby was born in 1890, in Moore, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Selph Maultsby, was 26 and his mother, Flora Isabelle Bethune, was 14. He married Alma L. Martin on 11 April 1928, in Wishart Township, Robeson, North Carolina, United States. He lived in Quewhiffle Township, Hoke, North Carolina, United States in 1920 and Raeford, Hoke, North Carolina, United States in 1930. He died on 6 July 1975, in Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 85.