Receiving the C.U.R.E.S. Shero Award

Receiving the C.U.R.E.S. Shero Award

This weekend, I had the privilege of receiving an award from the House of Mtenzi who sponsors The Stone Awards. This was their 22nd year hosting the event. Local community leaders and those who have national ties but local roots are honored in a number of categories....
Gwendolyn Brooks & National Day on Writing

Gwendolyn Brooks & National Day on Writing

Today is National Day on Writing. To know me is to know I love speaking and presenting. But, writing is the foundation for which I’ve relied on to get me through some of the best and worst times of my life. I absolutely love writing and what it has done for me....
My Viewpoint Featured in The Memphis Flyer

My Viewpoint Featured in The Memphis Flyer

As we continue to recognize October as National Domestic Violence Awareness month, I am reminded of one of the single biggest questions I’m asked, Why Doesn’t She Leave? I decided to write a few of my thoughts and submit them to The Memphis Flyer....
Girls Night Out on Domestic Violence Featured on Local 24

Girls Night Out on Domestic Violence Featured on Local 24

For the past six years, the Whitehaven Public Library has hosted an event called Girls Night Out on Domestic Violence. I have had the privilege to facilitate it all six years. The first year, I was asked to facilitate with another person from another organization. The...
Sharing My Voice with Huffington Post Part II

Sharing My Voice with Huffington Post Part II

Currently, HuffPost is doing a 25 city tour called Listen To America. Reporters are traveling and taking the time to listen to the citizens of each chosen city. Stop #4 was right here in Memphis. I was asked what I was doing in Memphis. I shared my thoughts in a 45...