Phyllis and Spencer Hardwick believe they're responsible for using their decade as Black professionals to advise young Black men and women on how to address still-existing racial barriers as they begin their careers. kcur
Spencer and Phyllis Hardwick have both returned to non-profit work from corporate professions. They believe they have a responsibility to address barriers young African Americans face when entering professions.
“I think when you’re a kid from a working-class neighborhood that’s been associated with challenges in urban spaces, folks feel very comfortable defining it that way,” she said. “But I just remember wonderful loving neighbors and people who knew my parents because they met at the grade school where I also went.
A group of friends from Lincoln Prep Kansas City Public School Class of 2021 at a graduation party. All plan to attend college. From Left: DeLea Whittaker, Lee Allen, Kemiyah Sims, James McGee, Lena Otto, Marcus Bass.Lincoln College Preparatory Academy Spencer praised the young man’s drive, but after a decade of real world experience knows Black men will be treated differently.
“It makes me sad because we’re still here,” she said. “If you’d have asked my friends 15 years ago what we worried about when we were at the same place , I think we’d have said a lot of the same things.”
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