Frank talk about her career.journey, mentorship, public relations, tech and social media and inclusion in marketing in four parts…in the AT&T Business #WomenInTech series. This is part 1. Part 2 looks at the importance of social media as technology advances in PR and Marketing…and a little about Artificial Intelligence. Part 3 gets personal, with a conversation about my daughter, being authentic and a little about inclusion. Part…
Every once in a while, you take one for the Hometeam. Recently, Now This visited with me at home and at work to hear my story about working at AT&T as a Black woman. What they didn’t capture were my words on extraordinary mentor and sponsorship that I found at the company, and how I wield my black girl magic everyday. But 60 seconds on an IG video…
Your Host L. Michelle Smith provides just a taste of what The Culture Soup Podcast has to offer with a snippet from an upcoming interview with friend, founder and CEO of the beverage company JinJa, Reuben Canada. Canada talks about his philosophy on health, his inspiration for it, and his mentors. Enjoy!
By Luvvie Ajayi for Huffington Post This piece was originally published on AwesomelyLuvvie.com My resistance coping tactic is to surround myself with Black women. One thing that was re-affirmed to me after November 8 is that if I can’t count on anyone else, I can ALWAYS count on Black women. So since then, I’ve enveloped myself in a blanket woven by the love of sisters. Sisters. From blood…
By Santosh Venkataraman, Operawire I was lucky enough this past November that a friend of mine had an extra ticket for “Die Walküre” at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Now I had already seen it opening night and reviewed it for this site. Of course, the chance to again see Wagner at Lyric with top-notch performers like Christine Goerke and Eric Owens wasn’t something that I was going to…
By Celia Walker, rollingout On Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2016, in front of over 400 enthusiastic guests, 25 dynamic women were honored for their service, hard work, dedication and accomplishments. Rolling out, The Steed Society, and Female Success Factor celebrated 25 of Dallas’ most prominent women with an elegant reception and awards presentation. The event was hosted at 7 for Parties in the heart of the design district of…
By Linda Jones, Daily Beast Rachael Dolezal, the white woman caught masquerading as a black woman who ignited a national debate about race, has kept a relatively low profile since her fall last year. But this weekend she will headline the Naturally Isis Braid-On, Economic Liberty March and Rally in Dallas, Texas. Dolezal was invited by Isis Brantley, a celebrity stylist, natural hair activist, and owner of the…
(Lin-Manuel Miranda. Image: Flickr/Steve Jurvetso) Marketers can take a cue from Broadway in time for a new mass market The year was 2009. As the story goes, the White House invited a 30-year-old Broadway actor to perform lines from his current production, but this request was a little different than usual. According to NPR, the invitation also gave Lin-Manuel Miranda the option of performing anything else he might want in “the American tradition.”…
Returning to the National Association of Black Journalists Convention this year was exciting because for the first time since joining a student chapter at the age of 18, I was invited to sit on a panel to speak. When the organizer and I spoke, we agreed that this wouldn’t be the same PR panel that happens each year–the dialogue that talks about transitioning from journalism to PR with a…
(Image: iStock/PeopleImages) Even the most creativity-averse people can tap into their creative genius It’s easy to get stuck in a rut with cookie cutter marketing strategies. How do you tap into the creative genius inside? Do you ever wonder if you even have a creative genius inside? I believe that while many creative geniuses are born, others can be made with deliberate effort. According to Psychology Today, there really…