Amber Jelena Hikes (they/them, she/her) is an American civil rights activist and community organizer, who currently serves as the chief equity and inclusion officer for the American Civil Liberties Union. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Hikes ## Notes - [[Want to truly succeed? Lift others up while you climb.]] ## Quotes - [[If we don't name it, we can't change it.]] - [[If your journey of inclusion feels easy, you've packed to light.]] - [[Lift while you climb]] - [[Pass on the chance for glory. And then, help that person prepare.]] - [[Success is no longer about our individual ambitions, but about how we build something great together]] - [[There's no point in being the first if we're also the last]] - [[What good is our power and success, what use is it making it to the top, if all it affords us is a bird's eye view of everyone we've left behind?]] - [[While we climb, we also need to lift.]]