I love new friends! Especially those with incredible stories of strength and resilience that inspire me and so many others. Carlos Malave is one of the newest speakers in the agency that currently represents me for my college speaking. When I met him, I immediately noticed his smile and warm personality. I had no idea […]
People who give of their time and talents have a special place in my heart. LeWinfred Shack, best known as Shack, is one of those people. We met probably a decade ago at church, and I learned about his massage therapy business. When I created the Love Yourself Event, the annual fundraiser for the S.O. […]
One thing in life that we all need is SUPPORT. And that comes in different forms from different people. It’s hurtful when it doesn’t come from where you expect it, but it’s beautiful and encouraging when it comes from unexpected places. When I started selling the S.O. What! Hoodies, it was just another way for […]
Do you remember your high school Biology class? Connected to dissecting a frog is my memory of my classmate, Tanisha (Johnson) Pugh. It actually goes back to elementary school but most vivid are my memories from Biology class. When we graduated we went separate ways, but I didn’t realize how similar our journeys would be. […]
What are some of the positive moments in your life that you’ll never forget? One of those moments for me was when as a teen mother I stood on the football field at halftime during the University of Memphis homecoming game in October 2000. And I was selected Ms. University of Memphis over the other […]
Doesn’t it feel good when you meet someone doing the same thing as you and they immediately cheer you on and offer real help? I met Odell Bizzell as part of the National Speakers Association a few years ago but really got to know him when I joined ForCollegeForLife, the college speaking agency that represents […]
Recently, I saw a short documentary about someone I knew in high school. I remembered Montorius Herron, known as GG to me, very well. He was a few years older than I am and part of the “cool” clique. I didn’t know what he did after graduation, and at the time I was already a […]
You know the saying about how a person may forget what you did, but they won’t forget how you made them feel? Well, I have not seen or heard from or even about Andy Dallin. Ever since the first few months of the Memphis Grizzlies’ move to Memphis, Tennessee in the summer of 2001. He […]
Exactly 10 years ago, I became a part of the Women of Achievement sisterhood. It was and has been one of the greatest honors of my life as I sat with women I admired including my African American history professor from a decade earlier, Dr. Beverly Bond. As a brand new author who had just […]
