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,...
132: How Entrepreneur Carmen Jones is Normalizing Disability, Focusing on Her Niche and Busting Down Stereotypes Carmen Jones learned very early about how painful stereotypes are. She and her family experienced racism as they moved into certain neighborhoods...
Venettes Cultural Workshop founder, Mary Baird, was a great influence on her goddaughter, Dawn Shedrick, as Dawn grew up attending classes at the workshop and watched as her godmother created a space for many Black children in their Long Island, New York, neighborhood...
When having a conversation with Charreah K. Jackson — ESSENCE magazine Lifestyle & Relationships Editor and Creator of BossBride — you will be struck by her Southern charm as as much as you will be by her worldly self awareness. The Decatur, Georgia,...
