Inspiration: Profiles of Black Women Changing Our World
Crystal McCraryis the co-creator of BET’s showLeading Womenand the author of the novelsGotham DiariesandHomecourt Advantage. She is a frequent morning show commentator and sits on the advisory board of Jumpstart. She lives in New York City.Lauri Lyonsis a faculty member at the International Center of Photography and the Rhode Island School of Design. She has pho­tographed for theSource,Essence, andFortune, among other magazines. In 2006 she became the first black female photographer to sign with Getty Images. She lives in New York City.