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Cathryn McClellan Kelly

Cathryn McClellan Kelly

Y’all not tired? Because I’m tired. — Nonthreatening Black Girl

Coworker: “How are you doing?”

4 min readFeb 26, 2021

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Y’all not tired? Because I’m tired. — Nonthreatening Black Girl

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Cathryn McClellan Kelly

It’s the Doct

On Friday, December 11, 2020, a man by the name of Joseph Epstein wrote. The Wall Street Journal published an opinion piece on the fact…

3 min readDec 14, 2020

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It’s the Doct

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Cathryn McClellan Kelly

Sis… Not Every Battle is Your Battle to Fight — Nonthreatening Black Girl

One of the Black women I admire and follow, Miss Julee, said something on her Instagram story that hit in a way that I never expected. She…

3 min readJul 5, 2020

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Sis… Not Every Battle is Your Battle to Fight — Nonthreatening Black Girl

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Cathryn McClellan Kelly

So You Call Yourself an Ally — Nonthreatening Black Girl

For the allies of the Black community, you must say something and do something if you genuinely are an ally. I am not saying that you have…

2 min readJun 29, 2020

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So You Call Yourself an Ally — Nonthreatening Black Girl

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Cathryn McClellan Kelly

Sis… Take Off Your Cape

Less than a week before William and I said “I do,” my best friend, Emily, said something that I tried to brush off before. My now-husband…

4 min readJun 27, 2020

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Sis… Take Off Your Cape

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Cathryn McClellan Kelly

Let’s not return to normal: My people are dying and you’re still concerned about my natural hair

The Black community, my community, is being shot at, pepper-sprayed, arrested, but you are concerned about my hair.

2 min readJun 5, 2020

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Let’s not return to normal: My people are dying and you’re still concerned about my natural hair

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Cathryn McClellan Kelly

I refuse to return to normal: The Philanthropic Edition

As we begin to start putting our thoughts to returning to normal, some of us do not want to return to normal. The COVID-19 virus has shone…

4 min readMay 26, 2020

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I refuse to return to normal: The Philanthropic Edition

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Cathryn McClellan Kelly

To Have and To Hold: The importance of uplifting one another in a relationship

With a little over a month since saying “I do” to my best friend and now hubby, my deep-seated passion for continuing to grow and learn…

3 min readApr 26, 2020

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To Have and To Hold: The importance of uplifting one another in a relationship

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Cathryn McClellan Kelly

Dad’s Leadership Lessons 1

With the approach of the 5th anniversary of my dad’s passing the legacy he has left in this world is ever present for me. I look back to…

2 min readApr 26, 2020

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Dad’s Leadership Lessons 1

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Cathryn McClellan Kelly

Love in the Time of Quarantine: Wedding Edition

March 21, 2020, was supposed to be what fairy tales were made of. I was supposed to be getting married to my high school sweetheart, in…

4 min readApr 26, 2020

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Love in the Time of Quarantine: Wedding Edition

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Cathryn McClellan Kelly

Cathryn McClellan Kelly

Cathryn is a Community leader who hopes to shift what community engagement and relations for the philanthropic community and encourage the next generation.

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