2022
She’s Pretty and Black Owned: Meet Kimberly Lawson
Kimberly Lawson is a TedX Speaker, International Best-Selling Author, an International Speaker, and Fractional C.O.O. As a Fractional C.O.O. Kimberly helps small businesses avoid roadblocks in their business model, ensuring they stay on track strategically and operationally by providing guidance expertise, and executive-level leadership. Through her company Lawson Learning Academy, LLC Kimberly also provides support […]
Meet Author Patricia Thompson
The Houston-based author and devout mother and grandmother yearned for a greater quality of life outside of Milwaukee. She adopted writing to overcome past trauma. After 26 years of writing 170+ poems in the comfort of her bedroom, Thompson prides herself on living consciously for the past five decades. With her beloved uncle as a long-time patriarch […]
Remembering Black Phenomenal History
Black Authors & Educators that paved the way for our education and literacy support Langston, Hughes was a central figure in the Harlem Renaissance, the flowering of black intellectual, literary, and artistic life that took place in the 1920’s in a number of American cities, particularly Harlem. Hughes also wrote novels, short stories, essays, and […]
Pretty Woman Who Hustles: Singer Cristina Rae
Singer Cristina Rae shares her 3 reasons she is a Pretty Woman Who Hustles. This Tennessee native wowed the judges on America’s Got Talent – Season 15 and now she will blow you away with her soulful new single I AM. Reason 1 she is a woman who hustles: My Son – Life has its […]
Kim Waldren On Career, Motherhood, Marriage, And Social Emotional Learning
Our current times have called many of us to reevaluate our lives. Some are expressing new self care practices while others are going after their dreams. Meanwhile some of us are just trying to balance the everyday hustle and bustle. New children’s book author Kimberly Waldren has managed to find her own sense of balance […]
She’s Pretty and Black Owned: Meet Gina T. Akins
Life Note LLC, Was offically launched on January 1, 2022. The previous year was spent truly focusing on God’s word. When he spoke, she made sure to listen.God has blessed Gina T. Akins was blessed with so many skills and talents over the last 26 years, and for that she is thankful. Her work has […]
She’s Pretty and Black Owned: Meet Dora M. Sergeant
Dora M. Sergeant, is the CEO and Founder of DMS Financial. DMS Financial was founded in February of 2017 on the premise of helping small business owners while doing what she loves. DMS Financial works with businesses in the areas of accounting, payroll, budgeting, forecasting, new business set-up, and tax preparation. Dora has worked in […]
FABULOUS FEBRUARY
In honor of Black History Month, this tip is regarding the color Black STAYING IN THE BLACK Black is always in style! In the clothes you may wear, the cars we drive, in various decorations and in your bank account! Did you know “being in the black” means that you are financially sound? Yes, “being […]
She’s Pretty and Black Owned: Meet Cara Lawton
Since 2014, Cara Lawton has utilized her nearly 10 years of experience in the advertising industry to create non-branded campaigns to support Black Businesses. Each year, she circulated a vast directory of Black-Owned businesses and promoted toys, candles, hair care, and essential products. The directory also served as a platform that she used to host […]
She’s Pretty and Black Owned: Meet Quinnetta Thomas
Quinnetta Thomas is President & CEO of Diamonds In The Rough International, which is geared towards holistic mental wholeness, and suicide prevention. She was also ordained as an Apostle of Jesus Christ in 2017. Quinnetta does individual and group counseling. Quinnetta has also struggled with and overcome suicide attempts, and mental illness, and has a […]