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Two weeks ago, I got to lead a hands-on workshop at the AnitaB.org Grace Hopper Celebration in Chicago: “Demystifying RAG: Build a Retrieval-Augmented Generation App from Scratch. ” More than 200 women packed the room to learn, build, and ask some incredibly thoughtful questions.

For every George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, there is a Sonu Sah and a Lal Swami and a Naresh Shinde and a Sukhdev Singh that go unnoticed in their own country that is heavily advocating for injustices in the west. As I swipe through my Instagram stories, the advocacy for the Black Lives Movement and the death of George Floyd makes me feel gratified - people are using their social media to wake up and inform and educate others over the injustices black people face.

The way mental health is treated in our healthcare system is broken. I remember, after an emergency visit to the hospital, my brother returned home calmer than his usual cheerful self.