Leslie Hunter-Gadsden

Leslie Hunter-Gadsden is a journalist and educator with over 25 years experience writing for print and online publications. She has covered business topics for several trade publications and Black Enterprise magazine.

Most Recent

Best Tech Tools for a Home-Based Retirement Business

Experts suggest these apps and services to launch and grow businesses

JANUARY 30, 2020 | By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden

Work & Purpose

Starting a Part-Time Retirement Business Before You Retire

This strategy can lower your risk as an entrepreneur

JANUARY 2, 2020 | By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden

Living

Meeting Misty Copeland, My ‘Shero’

During a health crisis, a connection with the famed ballerina brings joy

OCTOBER 7, 2019 | By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden

Living

Speaking Her Students’ Language

A teacher and journalist offers a multicultural perspective in the classroom

FEBRUARY 20, 2019 | By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden

Work & Purpose

The Troubling News About Black Women in the Workplace

Close-up of a smiling elderly African American woman at work

What a LeanIn/McKinsey study found about mistreatment by managers

NOVEMBER 6, 2018 | By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden

Living

Childhood Memories of Racial Discrimination

In the '70s, she and her mom helped break the color barrier in a New York apartment

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018 | By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden

Living

My Mom: My First Superstar

A strong and stylish mother left a lasting impression

MAY 8, 2018 | By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden

Living

Walking In My Great-Grandmother’s Footsteps

Honoring the Irish and Jamaican immigrants in a diverse family tree

NOVEMBER 20, 2017 | By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden

Work & Purpose

Career Shift: How to Become a Substitute Teacher

The part-time job offers decent pay and lots of flexibility

DECEMBER 30, 2013 | By Leslie Hunter-Gadsden

B. Smith and Dan Gasby getting married in 1992

Health

Side by Side With B. Smith In Her Alzheimer’s Fight

After B. Smith's death, Next Avenue is republishing our story about her

Special Report

Four long-term survivors of HIV: Joseph Gaxiola, Stephanie Stuart, Sharon Bosley and Robert Toth

Still Here, Still Positive

A series on America's first generation aging with HIV/AIDS

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Special Report

Group of older adults enjoying coffee at a coffee house.

In Good Company

We all feel lonely at times. But it doesn't have to be that way.