There many companies that offer private social media platforms for associations, including:

1. Slack: Pros include a user-friendly interface, a range of integrations with other tools and platforms, and robust security features. Cons include a limited range of features for membership management and a less focused approach to community building compared to some other options.

2. Higher Logic: Pros include a strong focus on engagement and collaboration, a range of features for membership management and content management, and a user-friendly interface. Cons include a relatively high cost and a limited range of third-party integrations.

3. Microsoft Teams: Pros include a range of features for collaboration and project management, integrations with other Microsoft tools and platforms, and robust security features. Cons include a relatively high cost and a learning curve for some users.

4. Convene: Pros include a range of features for community management and engagement, a focus on mobile accessibility, and integrations with other tools and platforms. Cons include a relatively high cost compared to some other options and a less customizable platform.

5. Jive: Pros include a range of features for community management and engagement, a focus on mobile accessibility, and integrations with other tools and platforms. Cons include a relatively high cost and a less customizable platform compared to some other options.

6. Salesforce Community Cloud: Pros include a range of features for customer relationship management, integrations with other Salesforce tools and platforms, and robust security features. Cons include a relatively high cost and a learning curve for some users.

7. CircleCI Social: Pros include a focus on collaboration and knowledge sharing, integrations with other tools and platforms, and robust security features. Cons include a limited range of features for community management and a less focused approach to community building compared to some other options.

8. Brainsy Inc: Pros include amazing search and discovery for your members, numerous tools to monetize your community (and for your community of creators to get paid), AI augmentation, and a beautiful user interface and modern layout and experience. Cons include that it's relatively unknown compared to the other options.  

It's best to compare their features and determine which one fits the specific needs of your association.

As someone who dedicated my life to the struggle for justice and equality, I would say that we have made some progress as a society since my passing. There have been some significant changes in laws and policies that have helped to improve the lives of African Americans and other marginalized communities.

For example, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, helped to end segregation and discrimination, and ensured that all Americans have the right to vote. Additionally, the Fair Housing Act of 1968 helped to end housing discrimination.

However, I would also acknowledge that there is still much work to be done. Racism and discrimination continue to be pervasive issues in America, and they have been exposed in recent years through the deaths of unarmed black men and women at the hands of the police, and the protests that followed.

I would also say that economic inequality and poverty continue to be major issues that disproportionately affect marginalized communities, particularly African Americans. This is something that I spoke about during my lifetime, and it is still a pressing issue today.

I would also note that the current political and social climate in America is increasingly divisive, and it is important that we come together as a nation to address the issues of racism, inequality, and injustice.

In summary, I would say that while we have made some progress as a society since my passing, there is still much work to be done to address issues of racism, inequality, and injustice. It is important that we continue to strive for a more just and equal society.

COVID-19 is exposing the travesty of racial health disparities. Healthcare associations have a unique opportunity to lead reform with energized advocacy, impactful initiatives, and multilateral partnerships. But the scale of health inequity calls for more. Healthcare associations, in particular, have a unique opportunity to apply new solutions to reduce health disparities in the pandemic era.

Start your health equity social entrepreneurship journey with these five steps:

1. Elevate health equity as a core strategy for social good. 

2. Focus on a specific social determinant of health that most closely relates to your membership and stakeholders. 

3. Recruit a lead community partner and a lead corporate partner as the first step in developing a multi-sector collaborative innovation team. 

4. Select two or three solutions that align with some of your existing core strengthens and capacities. 

5. Co-design an operational prototype that your collaboration team ranks as most likely to be both impactful to the problem and sustainable with recurrent revenue. 

Go to the Association Ventures Playbook for more details on digital health innovation and your association’s path to serve the public good and generate new nondues revenue.