Felicia Pride has always been a writer and an advocate for creatives. But after penning six acclaimed books, writing a short film and building a community for creatives of color, the longtime journalist let it go and started doing work that was anything but...
While on bed rest 15 years ago, Tressa Azarel Smallwood — who at the time was a teacher — established Life-Changing Books, her own publishing company that has gone on to release more than 100 titles and become one of the most respected independent trade...
Allyson Scrutchens knows what it means to beat the odds. The Southside of Chicago native was born to a mother who was, at the time, addicted to crack cocaine, yet Allyson didn’t have any symptoms or medical issues at birth. She and her mother, who...
Cheryl Polote-Williamson grew up in Savannah, Georgia, with an entrepreneur father, who had construction business. Unlike her siblings, Cheryl didn’t want to be part of the business when she got older. She wanted to leave Savannah, and at 15, she...
Growing up in Queens, New York, Stephanie Rance always questioned why things were believed to be “this way” instead of “that way,” and why she couldn’t create something different. Later, throughout her career in the music industry...