Pandemic = PEARL partnerships
As we all work to develop new strategies to fund our lifestyles, nonprofits, small businesses, and artistic practices, Melanated Pearl
Corporation reminds us that Black communities, and black women in particular have always known how to adapt, survive, andmake
do with what we have. What do we have? We have each other! While the current state of various industries might be up in the air,
one thing is for certain...some good will come out of this if we stick together.
Crystal Perry is an educational leadership development coach and digital designer, empowering equityfocused and mission-driven organizations through targeted professional development, knowledge transfer,
and best practice sharing. Crystal is a mother of 22-year-old twin males, wife, educational leader, and
founder of the Melanated Pearl Corporation, a nonprofit focused on targeting services and resources for
Black Women. She is a graduate of Agnes Scott College (BA in Africana Studies 2000) and (MA in Writing
and Digital Communication 2020). She is also a graduate of Georgia State University (Early Education
2003), and a proud member of the TFA 2000 Metro Atlanta Charter Corp. She currently serves on the
Clayton County Library Board of Trustees and the Clayton County Public School Budget Committee. Crystal Perry is an educational leadership development coach and digital designer, empowering equity-focused and mission-driven organizations through targeted professional development, knowledge transfer, and best practice sharing. Crystal is a mother of 22-year-old twin males, wife, educational leader, and founder of the Melanated Pearl Corporation, a nonprofit focused on targeting services and resources for Black Women. She is a graduate of Agnes Scott College (BA in Africana Studies 2000) and (MA in Writing and Digital Communication 2020). She is also a graduate of Georgia State University (Early Education 2003), and a proud member of the TFA 2000 Metro Atlanta Charter Corp. She currently serves on the Clayton County Library Board of Trustees and the Clayton County Public School Budget Committee. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
