Kristen Broady
@kelizbro.bsky.social
Sr. Economist at Chicago Fed | Professor | ASU💜💛 & JSU💙🤍 Alum | AKA🩷💚| Artist | Chicagoan | views are my own🏳️🌈
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Kristen Broady
@kelizbro.bsky.social
· Oct 28
Whitney M. Young’s quote reminds us that preparation is never wasted. Even if the door doesn’t open today, getting ready sharpens your skills, clarifies your purpose, and gives you the confidence to walk through when it does.
“Hold your head high, stick your chest out. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.”
RIP Jesse Jackson
RIP Jesse Jackson
February 17, 2026 at 5:12 PM
“Hold your head high, stick your chest out. It gets dark sometimes, but morning comes. Keep hope alive.”
RIP Jesse Jackson
RIP Jesse Jackson
We often assume that before we step into a new opportunity, we have to be confident, certain & polished. But Pearl Cleage says that’s not required, that our instinct to over-explain & over-negotiate with ourselves is unnecessary. Sometimes the biggest obstacle is disbelief in our capabilities.
February 12, 2026 at 10:59 PM
We often assume that before we step into a new opportunity, we have to be confident, certain & polished. But Pearl Cleage says that’s not required, that our instinct to over-explain & over-negotiate with ourselves is unnecessary. Sometimes the biggest obstacle is disbelief in our capabilities.
Join the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s virtual event tomorrow at 11 AM CT — Amenities and Office Vacancy Rates: What Really Draws Workers Back to the Office?
A timely look at how workplace features, not just mandates, impact office demand in the post-pandemic era.
web.cvent.com/event/27dd78...
A timely look at how workplace features, not just mandates, impact office demand in the post-pandemic era.
web.cvent.com/event/27dd78...
February 10, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Join the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s virtual event tomorrow at 11 AM CT — Amenities and Office Vacancy Rates: What Really Draws Workers Back to the Office?
A timely look at how workplace features, not just mandates, impact office demand in the post-pandemic era.
web.cvent.com/event/27dd78...
A timely look at how workplace features, not just mandates, impact office demand in the post-pandemic era.
web.cvent.com/event/27dd78...
“Loneliness is black coffee and late-night television; solitude is herb tea and soft music. Solitude, quality solitude, is an assertion of self-worth, because only in the stillness can we hear the truth of our own unique voices.”
-Pearl Cleage
-Pearl Cleage
February 8, 2026 at 6:07 PM
“Loneliness is black coffee and late-night television; solitude is herb tea and soft music. Solitude, quality solitude, is an assertion of self-worth, because only in the stillness can we hear the truth of our own unique voices.”
-Pearl Cleage
-Pearl Cleage
“It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.”
-Benjamin E. Mays
-Benjamin E. Mays
February 8, 2026 at 6:04 PM
“It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goals to reach.”
-Benjamin E. Mays
-Benjamin E. Mays
“Everyone has a potential for greatness.”
—Khalil Gibran Muhammad
—Khalil Gibran Muhammad
February 4, 2026 at 12:26 PM
“Everyone has a potential for greatness.”
—Khalil Gibran Muhammad
—Khalil Gibran Muhammad
“Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.”
–Benjamin Banneker
–Benjamin Banneker
February 4, 2026 at 12:07 PM
“Presumption should never make us neglect that which appears easy to us, nor despair make us lose courage at the sight of difficulties.”
–Benjamin Banneker
–Benjamin Banneker
“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.”
-Colin Powell
-Colin Powell
February 3, 2026 at 4:26 PM
“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.”
-Colin Powell
-Colin Powell
"Where there is no vision, there is no hope."
- George Washington Carver
- George Washington Carver
February 1, 2026 at 1:03 PM
"Where there is no vision, there is no hope."
- George Washington Carver
- George Washington Carver
“We have to confront ourselves. Do we like what we see in the mirror? And, according to our light, according to our understanding, according to our courage, we will have to say yea or nay - and rise!”
-Maya Angelou
-Maya Angelou
January 29, 2026 at 12:52 PM
“We have to confront ourselves. Do we like what we see in the mirror? And, according to our light, according to our understanding, according to our courage, we will have to say yea or nay - and rise!”
-Maya Angelou
-Maya Angelou
Being human means we sometimes misjudge, forget, overreach, trust the wrong person, or act on incomplete information. A life without mistakes shouldn’t be our goal. It is the response to our mistakes that matters.
January 29, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Being human means we sometimes misjudge, forget, overreach, trust the wrong person, or act on incomplete information. A life without mistakes shouldn’t be our goal. It is the response to our mistakes that matters.
What is an office amenity today?
What do workers value most in office settings?
What should downtowns be focused on?
We will explore the answers to these questions during the Chicago Fed’s Economic Mobility Project virtual event on Wednesday, February 11 at 11 AM CT
🔗Register: bit.ly/3YwV3m7
What do workers value most in office settings?
What should downtowns be focused on?
We will explore the answers to these questions during the Chicago Fed’s Economic Mobility Project virtual event on Wednesday, February 11 at 11 AM CT
🔗Register: bit.ly/3YwV3m7
January 27, 2026 at 6:08 PM
What is an office amenity today?
What do workers value most in office settings?
What should downtowns be focused on?
We will explore the answers to these questions during the Chicago Fed’s Economic Mobility Project virtual event on Wednesday, February 11 at 11 AM CT
🔗Register: bit.ly/3YwV3m7
What do workers value most in office settings?
What should downtowns be focused on?
We will explore the answers to these questions during the Chicago Fed’s Economic Mobility Project virtual event on Wednesday, February 11 at 11 AM CT
🔗Register: bit.ly/3YwV3m7
2/11 at 11 AM CT: Join the Chicago Fed’s Economic Mobility Project’s discussion on office vacancy rates featuring
Samir Mayekar (Polsky Center), Amy Binstein (Newmark), @lohplaces.bsky.social)
(@brookings.edu) & Danny Ecker (@crainschicago.bsky.social)
Register: www.chicagofed.org/events/2026/...
Samir Mayekar (Polsky Center), Amy Binstein (Newmark), @lohplaces.bsky.social)
(@brookings.edu) & Danny Ecker (@crainschicago.bsky.social)
Register: www.chicagofed.org/events/2026/...
January 22, 2026 at 4:49 PM
2/11 at 11 AM CT: Join the Chicago Fed’s Economic Mobility Project’s discussion on office vacancy rates featuring
Samir Mayekar (Polsky Center), Amy Binstein (Newmark), @lohplaces.bsky.social)
(@brookings.edu) & Danny Ecker (@crainschicago.bsky.social)
Register: www.chicagofed.org/events/2026/...
Samir Mayekar (Polsky Center), Amy Binstein (Newmark), @lohplaces.bsky.social)
(@brookings.edu) & Danny Ecker (@crainschicago.bsky.social)
Register: www.chicagofed.org/events/2026/...
“I am my best work – a series of road maps, reports, recipes, doodles, and prayers from the front lines.”
– Audre Lorde
– Audre Lorde
January 22, 2026 at 4:09 PM
“I am my best work – a series of road maps, reports, recipes, doodles, and prayers from the front lines.”
– Audre Lorde
– Audre Lorde
“In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.”
– Thurgood Marshall
– Thurgood Marshall
January 21, 2026 at 2:06 PM
“In recognizing the humanity of our fellow beings, we pay ourselves the highest tribute.”
– Thurgood Marshall
– Thurgood Marshall
“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort.”
—Jesse Owen
—Jesse Owen
January 20, 2026 at 9:20 PM
“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort.”
—Jesse Owen
—Jesse Owen
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 19, 2026 at 2:57 PM
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
-Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.” -George Washington Carver
January 16, 2026 at 10:40 PM
“I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in.” -George Washington Carver
“Nothing happens in the 'real' world unless it first happens in the images in our heads.”
-Gloria E. Anzaldúa
-Gloria E. Anzaldúa
January 15, 2026 at 3:02 PM
“Nothing happens in the 'real' world unless it first happens in the images in our heads.”
-Gloria E. Anzaldúa
-Gloria E. Anzaldúa
Reposted by Kristen Broady
#AI is reshaping the workplace—bringing both opportunities and challenges for older #workers. New Urban #research shares strategies and recommendations for education and training providers, employers, and policymakers to prepare.
AI and Older Workers
This brief describes how artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the workplace for older workers, the skills and training older workers will need to be succ…
urbn.is
January 14, 2026 at 5:55 PM
“The most important thing to remember is this: to be ready at any moment to give up what you are for what you might become.”
-W.E.B. Du Bois
-W.E.B. Du Bois
January 14, 2026 at 10:22 PM
“The most important thing to remember is this: to be ready at any moment to give up what you are for what you might become.”
-W.E.B. Du Bois
-W.E.B. Du Bois
“Sometimes, to survive, we must be made something entirely new.”
- Tigest Girma
- Tigest Girma
January 14, 2026 at 10:15 PM
“Sometimes, to survive, we must be made something entirely new.”
- Tigest Girma
- Tigest Girma