Writing
July 15, 2015 2015-07-15 21:21Writing
*The articles listed under each outlet/publication/client are in order from newest to oldest.
Five Gifts that Keep on Giving
How to Love Yourself So You Can Truly Love Others
Making Dreams a Reality in 2018
Five Ways to Maximize Happiness During the Holidays
Comparing Myself to Others Was Destroying My Dreams
This Award-Winning Web Series Celebrates The Beauty Of Black Womanhood
Terrance Fuller turned clemency from President Obama into fine dining for the North Side
Disney+ recognizes Books N Bros founder
Girlpreneur Expo shines black female business magic
How Curves N’ Waves Pool Party changed my life forever
Fluffy GRL Movement celebrates all shapes with Curves N’ Waves pool party in Collinsville
Emanuel Church massacre doc explores finding faith, hope and love in America’s history of hate
DeVon’s ‘Breakthrough’: producer brings inspirational survival story of local teen to the masses
‘Breakthrough’ brings story of St. Louis miracle to the big screen
Keisha Mabry inspires with ‘mastHERclass’
Marty K. Casey finds artistic passion through pain, debuts one-woman show
Local filmmaker Sunni Minx’s journey includes creating opportunities
Hollywood producer DeVon Franklin to turn book on Missouri teen’s miracle into feature film
David Kirkman’s path from Ferguson youth to rising filmmaker
‘Festival of Laughs’ draws its funny from current events, relationship tips and audience rips
Powerful performances bring August Wilson’s ‘Seven Guitars’ to life
TV One’s ‘The Manns’ puts the ‘fun’ in dysfunctional
‘Motown The Musical’ a fitting homage to the label that forever changed popular music
Black & Single: Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta is no help to the black single
Better Family Life Amnesty program helps 10K pay old tickets
With 2 Daytime Emmy Noms, Here’s Another Reason to Watch Hit Youtube Series ‘Giants’
One to Watch: How Choosing Herself is Paying Off For Singer Aisha Badru
Love My Roomie: A Web Series Giving Millennial Black Women a Voice
How Several Leaps Of Faith Led This Woman To Open Her Own Floral Boutique
Women Are Using Their Bodies as Canvases to Reclaim Self and Protest Social Injustice
Prepare For A Career In Front Of The Camera With Media Personality Patrick Riley
Life-Changing Lessons I Learned When 5 Family Members Died In 5 Months
5 Things I Learned When I Quit My Corporate Job
Here’s A First-Look At Marvel’s ‘Luke Cage’ Season 2
Tatyana Ali, Kim Fields & Jasmine Guy Star in Holiday Movie ‘Secret Santa’
Teyana Taylor Pays Homage to Janet Jackson At MTV VMAs
Single Mom With A $32 Bank Balance Creates International Hair Care Brand
Octavia Spencer and Kasi Lemmons Working on Madam C.J. Walker Series With LeBron James
A Petition Calls for Missy Elliott Statue to Replace A Confederate Monument in Her Hometown
Solange Deletes Twitter Account After Confronting White Nationalists
New Web Series ‘The North Pole’ Tackles Gentrification in Oakland
Sanaa Lathan Stars in New Netflix Film ‘Nappily Ever After’
Law Professor Works To Rescind Hairstyle Policies That Discriminate Against Black Women
Shonda Rhimes Signs Multi-Year Deal to Move Shondaland to Netflix
Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson’s ‘2 Dope Queens’ Podcast Headed to HBO
Taraji P. Henson Says This Year’s Black Girls Rock! Awards Is All About Love
Makeup Artist Camara Aunique’s Editorial Pays Homage to #BlackGirlMagic
Naturi Naughton Launching Lip Gloss Line Celebrating Women of Color
Tiffany Haddish Is Starring In New Comedy Series Created by Jordan Peele
8 Sweet Lessons in ‘Queen Sugar’ Season 2, Episode 7
This Black Father Teaching His Son the Importance of Self-Care Is Pure #BlackJoy
7 Sweet Lessons in ‘Queen Sugar’ Season 2, Episode 6
Producers Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil Will Develop Drama for OWN
Tracee Ellis Ross Grants Black Twitter’s Wish For Her To Play Ms. Frizzle
Kappa Remakes Video for Guy’s 90s R&B Hit ‘Let’s Chill’ to Propose to Girlfriend
Dr. Dre Donates $10 Million To Compton High School Performing Arts Center
We’re Loving This ‘Queen Sugar’ Issue Of Ebony Magazine
7 Sweet Lessons in ‘Queen Sugar’ Season 2, Episode 5
‘Moonlight’ Director Barry Jenkins Will Produce James Baldwin Novel As His Next Film
5 Sweet Lessons in ‘Queen Sugar’ Season 2, Episode 4
5 Sweet Lessons in ‘Queen Sugar’ Season 2, Episode 3
Trailer for HBO Docu-Series ‘The Defiant Ones’ Proves That ‘Can’t’ Isn’t in Dr. Dre’s Vocabulary
Netflix Releases Dope New Trailer For Spike Lee’s “She’s Gotta Have It” Series
7 Sweet Lessons from ‘Queen Sugar’ Season 2 Premiere
10 Black Films to Watch on Netflix This Summer
China McClain Embraces Her #BlackGirlMagic in Inspiring Instagram Post on Natural Hair
Tia Mowry Confirms That A ‘Sister, Sister’ Reboot Is In The Works
Debra Lee Explains Why We Won’t See a New Season of “Underground” on BET
These Graduates Remixed “Before I Let Go” And It’s Amazing
[Exclusive] Docuseries “The Root” Sheds Light On Black Women’s Natural Hair Journey
A New Whitney Houston Documentary Is Headed To Theaters This Summer
Lupita Nyong’o and Rihanna will Co-star in Twitter-Inspired Film by Ava Duvernay and Issa Rae
Shonda Rhimes’ Is Back With New Legal Series ‘For The People’
This Alternate Ending for ‘Get Out’ is Exactly What Black People Expected
Two Nigerian Sisters Create Sunscreen Products for Melanin-Rich Skin
Jordan Peele Producing Jim Crow Era Horror Series ‘Lovecraft Country’ for HBO
Venus Williams to Star in and Produce Reality Television Series Focused on Women Entrepreneurs
WATCH: Here’s A First Look At Season 4 of ‘Power’
WATCH: Tupac Reads Jada Pinkett Smith a Love Poem in ‘All Eyez on Me’ Sneak Peek
WATCH: Hilarious Trailer for Movie “Girls Trip”, Featuring Jada Pinkett Smith, Regina Hall
Historic Ebony Magazine Cuts A Third Of Staff, Plans Move to Los Angeles
New Film ‘Dark Girls 2’ Takes A Look At Colorism in the Black Community
Take A First Look at New Lifetime Original Film ‘Michael Jackson: Searching for Neverland’
Viola Davis to Produce True Crime Series ‘Two Sides of the Truth’ for TV One
Take A First Look At Season 2 Of ‘Queen Sugar’
LA 92: 25 Years After the Rodney King Riots, History is Still Repeating Itself
Hair’itage the Play is Creating a Voice for Black Women’s Natural Hair Stories
Remembering Charlie Murphy’s Legacy of Laughter
This #BlackLivesMatter Inspired Book Makes #1 Best Seller List, Becomes Future Film
23-Year-Old Nigerian Author Lands Seven-Figure Film Deal With African Fantasy Novel
Ava DuVernay Has Been Named One Of The ‘World’s Greatest Leaders’
In Memoriam: A Tribute to the Ones We Lost in 2018
In Memoriam: Remembering Those We Lost in 2017
Earth Day 2017: Ex-Environmental Justice Chief for EPA on Using Your Power to Save the Planet
Earth Day 2017: 3 Environmental-Justice Groups That Are Putting Up a Good Fight in Trump’s America
In Memoriam: 2016 Nearly Broke Us by Taking Some of Our Biggest Stars
At a Mo. High School, Lessons in Racism and Social Justice Courtesy of Trump
‘It’s Powerful’: The State of the Movement Post-Ferguson in St. Louis
Earth Day 2016: 5 Black Communities That Are Fighting Environmental Threats
13 Times Trump or His Supporters Got Ugly at His Events
Seeking Justice: 6 High-Profile Cases to Watch This Year
Get Stopped by the Police? There’s an App for That
Where Are They Now? 10 Years After Hurricane Katrina, a Look Back at How 9 Key Players Responded
A Year After Ferguson: 10 People Who Were There Talk About the Birth of a Movement
She’s Speaking Up for the Voiceless in Ferguson
Ferguson: ‘Nothing Has Changed From 1853. This Is the City of Dred Scott’
Ferguson: Police Are ‘Preparing for War, and We’re Preparing for Our Safety’
St. Louis Protests: ‘Just Because They Have a Badge’ Doesn’t Mean That They Can Kill Us
In St. Louis, ‘We Want People to Stop Killing Our Children’
Republished via The Root
Where Are They Now? 10 Years After Hurricane Katrina, a Look Back at How 9 Key Players Responded
Republished via The Root
Get Stopped by the Police? There’s an App for That
Republished via The Root
Get stopped by the police? There’s an app for that (also printed in Oct. 12th edition)
The School District of University City
UCHS Students Learn Job Skills by Working at the St. Louis Zoo (PDF)
Minecraft Game Takes Student Learning to a New Level (PDF)
UCHS Student Alana Collier Receives Dance St. Louis Career Award (PDF)
University City Leads Trauma-Informed Schools Effort (PDF)
Check Yourself: Dealing with Grief
How to Make Your Dreams & Goals Come True
Making a Difference: Better Family Life (PDF)
Making a Difference: Founder of St. Louis Tech Company Invests in Community (PDF)
Sketch Comedy Show with Late Night Format Premieres in St. Louis
