Fireside Chat with Richard Smallwood

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I will be in conversation with gospel great and author Richard Smallwood on February 11th at Chicago State University. Please find below more info on the event and a link to grab tickets. I hope to see you there! Click here for tickets! Click here for tickets!        

#FirstsOverForty Episode: Give Yourself Permission

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Holidays are tough on many people. What Lifetime and Hallmark movies present to us through the escapism movies (which I enjoy, btw), ain’t everybody’s holiday reality. So, I’m inviting the Firsts Over Forty squad to give yourself permission to show up how you need to this season and every day. Even as we enter a… Read more »

What is Black Culture, really?

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I’m back with another episode of Firsts Over Forty talking about what black culture is…or what it isn’t. What is Black Culture, really? Inspired by recent episodes of Red Table Talk and Mixed-ish, I offer a perspective on blackness and black culture, having been in the multicultural marketing communications industry for more than 10 years… Read more »