Wanona Satcher describes herself as a child who was thoughtful, “geeky,” and one who never followed status quo. The Atlanta native thought dolls were ridiculous, eschewing them and using them as speed bumps within the neighborhoods she built while playing...
April Dinwoodie is the adoptive daughter of a loving family in Rhode Island, a family she says created a center of gravity for her, a safe space. While Dinwoodie, who now lives in Harlem, New York, is grateful for a home where she felt grounded, accepted and loved,...
Wendy Wollner has always been loud and loving. Yes, it’s possible to be both. As one of few women CEOs whenever she’s in the room negotiating with Fortune 500 companies on behalf of her corporate training business, Balancing Life’s Issues, Wendy has...
Shantrelle P. Lewis has always been a woman of vision. From the time she was a little girl growing up in her beloved New Orleans — assertive, ambitious, clear that she could do anything — Shantrelle was calling in the law of attraction, placing posters of...
Karmetria Burton has always been gregarious and loquacious, so much so that her family would offer to pay her to be quiet for five minutes. That didn’t work — because Karmetria loves to connect, and she always had plenty of questions. ...