Jefferson on Race – The Contradictions of America’s Founding 250 Years Ago…(Book Review)
byAs America celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding in 1776, the nation has wrapped itself in patriotic pageantry. We will watch majestic tall…
Women
Dr. Bryanne Standifer-Barrett, MD MSCP – Medical Advisor, Black Girl Vitamins
byDr. Bryanne Standifer-Barrett is a board-certified Internal Medicine physician, speaker, and entrepreneur that is passionate about “taking education from the office to the streets”…
“From Fancy Prancy to Trailblazer” Jayne Kennedy on Family, Craft, & Kicking Down Doors
byLegendary Black actress, sportscaster, producer, and cultural icon Jayne Kennedy is making a comeback. Her new memoir, Plain Jayne: A Memoir, is the first…
Loni Swain – Communications Professional and Digital Storyteller
byFor nearly 20 years, Loni Swain, an award-winning media personality, storyteller, and communications professional, has used her passion for connecting people through meaningful stories…
AnJi White – Actress, Goodman Theatre’s ‘Covenant’
byIn his groundbreaking debut, The Tipping Point, author Malcom Gladwell explains that sometimes there is a single moment and/or instance when everything changes, and…
Tenille Jackson – President/CEO, Digital Vision Enterprises
byFor the better part of a decade, Tenille Jackson has dedicated herself to helping organizations find their voice online through her company, Digital Vision…
Rhona Bennett – Actress, Singer, Author, and Life Coach…
byFor the better part of three decades, Rhona Bennett has been a fixture on screens and stages across the world. From her time spent…
Ta-Tynsia Wilson, ‘Going Bacharach: The Songs of an Icon’
byThe story of triple-threat actress, singer, and dancer Ta-Tynsia Wilson is proof that your destiny is yours, even if it doesn’t show itself right…
Dr. Dorothy Jean Tillman, DBH – Founder & CEO, The DorothyJeanius STEAM Leadership Institute
byAlready a wunderkind since before she could walk, the little Black girl from the southside of Chicago born Dorothy Jean Tillman would go on…
Kimberly Farris – President of VanderCook College of Music
byVanderCook College of Music is one of the nation’s leading institutions in the field of music education, fostering teachers with strong character, skill in…
Dana Todd Pope, Award-Winning Interdisciplinary Artist & Curator
byWhile some great artists are taught, some, like award-winning interdisciplinary artist, curator, author, and gallerist Dana Todd Pope, were simply born knowing what to…
Hana Mitchell – Award-Winning Film Editor and Visual Storyteller
byThough she was too young to know the definition of an artist, Hana Mitchell knew she’d be one. Her artistic impulses and keen eye…