Fine artist of 35 years, Charly Palmer, does not believe he has yet created a masterpiece, and that is what drives him. His work has been both privately and publicly commissioned by many including the 1996 Olympics; McDonald’s Corporation; Coca Cola Company; the Green Bay Packers; Maya Angelou’s estate before being auctioned by Swann Gallery; and universities (i.e., Howard, Fisk, and Vanderbilt). In 2018, he was awarded with the … Read the rest
Interview (PART 1) With “Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion” Author Marcellas Reynolds!
Many of us can agree that loving a career or industry does not mean we love or even like everything about it. The Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion (Abrams Books, October 8, 2019) author, Marcellas Reynolds, is no exception. Reynolds, who recently appeared on the Tamron Hall Show, asserted that black models should not have to show up to work with their hair and makeup … Read the rest
Interview With “Our Changing Earth” Author & Teen Climate Activist, Arjun Marwaha!
At just 17-years-old, one can already imagine Arjun Marwaha running for office. The climate activist is as passionate about earth as he is raising awareness about it, especially to other young people. It’s why he wrote the book Our Changing Earth: Why Climate Change Matters to Young People.
“I’ve really just gone into climate change and activism largely because of the inaction in the current government, but I think … Read the rest
Interview With Elaine Halligan, Author of “My Child’s Different”!
Being a parent is one of, if not, the hardest job one can have. Parenting expert of more than a decade, Elaine Halligan, had it even harder as the mother of a “different” kid. The director of The Parenting Practice shares her compelling journey of raising her son Sam and the difficulties they faced in her book My Child’s Different: The Lessons Learned from One Family’s Struggle to Unlock … Read the rest
Review: I Don’t Belong to You: Quiet the Noise and Find Your Voice
I Don’t Belong to You: Quiet the Noise and Find Your Voice, Keke Palmer, Author North Star Way $14.98 ISBN-10: 1501145398
Singer, actress, talk show host, humanitarian, and now author, Lauren “Keke” Palmer has gone from writing in journals to writing her youth empowerment book, I Don’t Belong to You: Quiet the Noise and Find Your Voice, a passion-project that has been in the making for three years. After … Read the rest