Cultural Intelligence for Marketers

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

In honor of my ancestors.With deep gratitude to my teachers.Owing to the generous love of so many friends.

At the annual convention of the National Women’s Studies Association in 2018, I had the privilege of hearing Alice Walker talk about her mentor, Langston Hughes. “He disregarded my ignorance,” she said, “which is what good teachers do.” I knew exactly what that meant.

This book—my career, my training, my ideas, and my thinking—would not have been possible without my gracious teacher, trusted mentor, and cherished friend for over 10 years, Dr. Wahneema H. Lubiano. Ever since I was 19 years old, Dr. Lubiano patiently disregarded my ignorance and nurtured my capacity for critical thinking; she taught me that not knowing is ...