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Led by the Light: Averianna Patton on Faith, Calling, and Community
Averianna Patton has never been confined to one lane. Known as one of the most influential voices in Nashville’s media landscape, she has built a legacy as the host of Cashville’s #1 TV show and the creator of platforms that amplify local culture, music, and community storytelling. But behind the mic and beyond the screen, […]
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When Poetry Becomes Purpose: An Author’s Story of Resilience
R.C. Secrest is a first-time self-published author. Having started writing poems at the age of 12 after being introduced to them by her sixth grade English teacher, she began using it to cope with bullying and a difficult home life. Now in her late twenties, Ms. Secrest enjoys cooking and going to museums & symphonies. […]
The Business of Healing: How Heather Brown Turned Purpose into a Thriving Brand
Heather Brown is the founder and owner of Body by Design, a trusted holistic wellness spa with a 17-year legacy in Ross Township and a newly opened location in McCandless, Pennsylvania. A proud Black woman entrepreneur and dedicated wellness advocate, Heather has built more than a business—she has cultivated a healing sanctuary centered on pain […]
How Travel Became Her Passport to Healing, Power & Self-Discovery: Meet Heidi Brown
Heidi Brown is a woman of reinvention. At 55, she has lived multiple lives: first as a lawyer, then a law professor, later a public speaker and the author of three well-being books for law students and lawyers. Now, she steps boldly into her fourth evolution as a debut travel memoirist, releasing her first memoir, […]
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Confidence in Christ: Walking Boldly in Faith
Let’s talk about the word, “confidence.” Webster’s dictionary defines the word, confidence as “the quality or state of being certain.” Another definition is “a firm belief.” In either case, confidence is a very powerful word & is multiplied far beyond measure, when we allow it to arise in us. Some may call confidence that ugly […]
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Reinvention at Its Finest: The Woman Behind Wright Place TV and a Crowdfunding Empire
When most people see the “D.C.” after her name, they assume it stands for “District of Columbia.” Few realize it represents a chapter of Dr. Letitia Wright’s life that began long before television studios and national recognition, her work as a Doctor of Chiropractic Care. Fresh out of medical school, Dr. Wright opened her practice […]
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Waiting on The Right Relationship
Relationships, what kind do we want vs the kind that we need. Every human being has the need of a relationship. We were created with needs. There are the needs of emotional, mental, physical and spiritual. God created us to somehow nurture these needs in the lives of others through right relationships. Unfortunately, sometimes these […]
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Un-apologetically Black: Certified Boogeyman, AKA @Blackiiingout’s Revolution and Resistance For The Culture
“Turning my back is not EVER on the table. I reflect on what would’ve happened if our ancestors, our elders, just gave up, and that thought alone sparks a blaze in my soul. I’m locked in, committed to pushing this cause forward until it’s done or I’m gone. Even when I’m six feet under, my struggle, my spirit, will keep burning bright in those who carry the torch.”
Angelus’ Crown: L.A.’s Rebel Prince Unleashed
From gang life, police run-ins, to losing friends to the violence of the streets… That loss, that helplessness, it’s in the DNA of “FREE.” The streets taught me about loyalty, betrayal, and the thin line between making it out and getting trapped. It’s cinematic because life out here is! Every block’s a scene, every choice a plot twist.
Men Who Hustle: Meet R.L. Byrd
R.L. Byrd is known for writing realistic fiction with memorable characters and vivid scenes of confronting personal and social issues; taking readers on an emotional joyride with his work. Byrd’s debut novel, “Looking For Sweet Love,” a story of seven women (The Love Forum Divas) pursuing love and happiness (and telling it all on a […]