Kiara Hall, is the Owner and CEO of Boxed Sisterhood, a sisterhood and self care lifestyle box for women of color. Boxed Sisterhood has four missions, to help women HEAL, BOND, LOVE, and SLAY with her sisters! Kiara was born in Tallahassee, FL, and is the eldest of 18 children, with 8 of them being her very own super cute, crazy talented, and depending on the day of the week, sometimes annoying sisters! (J/P). Those 8 sisters inspired her to spread sisterhood all over the world, and show them the sky is the limit, thus The Sisterhood Box was created! Kiara believes sisterhood is magical, and when it exists powerful things happen! Facebook: www.facebook.com/boxedsisterhood/ Instagram: www.instagram.com/boxedsisterhood/ Click the button below to learn more about Boxed Sisterhood
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Kalauna is putting a new “Kolorful” twist on the nail polish industry all while empowering women at the same time! Founded by Kalauna Carter a native of Portland, Oregon, she was inspired by the lack of representation of women of color in the beauty industry, “We see the products and we see the models, but how many of them are truly wearing products made BY women of color? Not many. With a love for nail polish after looking at her own personal collection she thought to herself, “I could save so much money if I learned how to make this for myself.” As she started doing her research she came across the chemical components and saw how dangerous some of them were, EVEN when used in small doses on just our hands and feet. She said to herself “if I can figure this out without all THESE chemicals I could be on to something”. With the advice of a cousin, Teresa Scott, she went to work and that’s when KolorsbyK was born. Ms. Carter decided to take an unorthodox approached when starting her company. With a degree in Environmental Science and Chemistry from attending Tuskegee University, she created an environmentally friendly and 10-free nail polish company; meaning there is no chemical composition of Camphor, Toluene, Formaldehyde, Formaldehyde Resins, and Dibutyl Phthalate (DBP), xylene, ethyl tosylamide, parabens, phthalates and fragrances. All of which are found in majority of nail polishes sold in stores. They are also non-environmentally friendly and often linked to cancers found in women ranging from cervical, breast and ovarian. Her company, KolorsbyK is also FDA approved, VEGAN as well as cruelty free. The first ever of its kind sold by a woman of color. “She saw a space that needed to be filled and filled it.” With her polishes being vegan and animal cruelty free KolorsbyK was able to gain international recognition by retaining international certification from The Leaping Bunny Program. Leaping bunny is the only internationally-recognized certification program for cosmetics, personal care and household product brands which are not tested on animals. They audit companies’ entire supply-chain monitoring system to check companies are following guidelines and are meeting Leaping Bunny’s strict criteria. Ms. Carter gets asked this all the time about how she came to start her business, and did she have a plan, she states when she started she had no initial fears and had what she thought was a clear plan, but God quickly showed her his. Over the course of almost two years she has learned that God’s plan is truly the right plan and although like most she mentions she struggles with patience, she is never disappointed when he “shows” up. She states “God placed entrepreneurship on my heart, although when I started my business I had no idea what entrepreneurship was. Her main goal was to make difference and make impact, but it’s turned into so much more and she can only Thank God for that. She has been able to fulfill her passion of contributing to society taking something as simple, yet complex as Nail Polish and putting her very own “Kolorful” twist on it. She is a firm believer that when God creates us, the desires he puts on our hearts were put there by Him to fulfill our purposes for him and her purpose is within KolorsbyK aiding in all women’s health by providing them with healthier nail polish alternatives. In the Tallahassee community Ms. Carter, has participated in several local events just to name a few Working-Class Wednesday, The Annual Prima Donna Hair Show, Girls2Divas Brunch and The Annual Girlz Gone Pink. She has also puts on workshops where she shares her story of how she created her company, how women inspired her and most importantly educates the young girls and women on the importance of using safe nail products on both their hands and feet. She aspires to be a role model for other African American women, EVERYWHERE and will not stop until they have all worn KolorsbyK. In the future, KolorsbyK will expand from nail polish to cosmetics, but until then her job will remain unfinished. She encourages all women to go after their passions and stay consistent. God wouldn’t have placed it there If it wasn’t supposed to be. Fun story, starting KolorsbyK allowed for some amazing opportunities one being able to share her business and polishes with The (44th) FLOTUS Mrs. Michelle Obama and her two daughters Malia and Sasha. It was quite the experience from sending them directly to her and communicating with her and her assistant. Kalauna had the opportunity to meet Mrs. Obama when she served as her classes Senior Class President of Tuskegee University for the Class of 2015. Mrs. Obama delivered the classes commencement speech that spring. The Ladies of the Dora Milaje from the new Black Panther movie have also been supportive of KolorsbyK. She is thankful her polish has been able to reach them and that they too support KolorsbyK. Staying Connected with Kalauna: kolorsbykinquiry@gmail.com www.instagram.com/kolorsbyk https://www.facebook.com/KolorsbyK/ Click the button below to learn more about KolorsbyK I am KG Brown, a mother, writer, and teacher, in that order, and owner of All Things Literary, an all inclusive writing, editing, and tutoring service, and KingSunQueens, a natural body and hair product line. I am an English instructor and avid advocate for student rights within the public school system by day and a goofy, outspoken, fun loving mom/cousin/friend at night. Click the button below to learn more about All Things Literary Kandis Maureen, Florida State University Graduate with a bachelors in Criminology & Community Education. Associates in Paralegal Studies from Tallahassee Community College.Career: Senior Legal Research Assistant for the Public Service Commission Business: Kuumba Creations, LLC CEO/Fashion Designer- Kuumba Creations is an urban fashion design company located in Tallahassee, FL . We design and hand make clothing, jewelry, and accessories. We also host an annual fashion premier the first weekend in November called Tallahassee African Fashion Weekend. This production is committed to featuring African fashion, art, and culture. House of Kuumba is a community action organization that aims to educate children on African history, principles, and traditions thru fun hands on activities. We also host an annual Kwanzaa Celebration and volunteer with other organizations throughout the Tallahassee Community. What do I do for the community? I create an experience and platform for people to express and explore their creativity while learning to embrace, appreciate, and preserve their African aesthetic. www.facebook.com/kandis.may Click the button below to support Kuumba Creations Francheska “Fancy” Felder is a renewed woman on a mission to inspire and motivate other women to live up to their full potential and love themselves. After many personal disappointments and failures, Fancy realized that we are only given one life and it is what you make it, so she began a journey in search of inner peace four years ago, and learned to love herself.
Fancy is the owner of Fancy’s Thoughts, LLC which publishes SwagHer Magazine, an online and print empowerment and lifestyle publication now for the NEW Black community. Initially the magazine was solely for women of color, but they began rebranding and including male content due to many recent events effecting the Black community. Through her years of interviewing powerful women and searching for the ingredients to success, this womanpreneur learned that true success is when one is strong enough to practice self love and forgiveness, able to embrace their inner goddess, and willing to be guided by a spirit of discernment. Her passion for all things creative combined with her love for writing guided her to start She So Media, her public relations, branding, and media boutique but then began to operate it under SwagHer Magazine. Fancy is now in the process of structuring a non-profit for Black millennial women with a mission to change their mindset and grow professionally, mentally, and spiritually, while also mentoring young girls. Somewhat of an introvert, this EIC is known for her charming but genuine character. Rather than hide her past decisions and poor judgments, she speaks openly about her love and losses and the importance of making wise decisions in life with hopes of inspiring young women and young girls to rethink the image that society and the media try to impress on them daily. Her memoir, “Bag Lady Diaries”, which will be out in Spring 2018, tells her story of being a young, single mother and country girl learning how to make it on her own, first in Baton Rouge, LA and then Atlanta, GA, while overcoming abusive relationships, a failed marriage and child custody battle, strip club addiction, homelessness, and poverty mindset. Now settled for a while, Fancy will soon be obtaining her Bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications from Southern University. She received her Associate’s degree from Southwest Mississippi Community College in 2008, and was a recipient of the Black Women in Media Awards in 2015. www.facebook.com/fancythegogetta/ https://www.facebook.com/SwagHerMagazine/ https://www.instagram.com/swaghermagazine/ Click below to learn more about SwagHer Magazine My name is Megan A. Potts and I am currently a Senior studying English minoring in Psychology from Jacksonville, Fl.Throughout my matriculation here at Florida A&M I have embarked on several amazing adventures. My freshman year I was crowned the first Miss Young Hall and served on the Housing Royal court. My Sophomore year I was allotted the opportunity to be Pinky Promise Week Chairwoman for Pinky Promise FAMU as well as being crowned Miss Krimson and Kreme for the Alpha Xi Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi. I have had several opportunities to host and speak for a variety of organizations here on campus as well. I know serve as the President of The First Year Experience Mentoring Program. I blog from time to time. It's more so of a hobby than anything else. I enjoy sharing my story and hoping it reaches someone else. My plan after undergrad is to obtain my master degree in Community Psychology and God-willing being a licensed psychologist and work at one of the 105 HBCUs. I really want millennial black men and women to get the help they need and deserve. My hobbies include and are not limited to sleeping, journaling, writing poetry and mentoring young men and women. Follow Megan on Twitter and Instagram @unbotheredbliss. Click the button below to visit Megan's blog Unbotheredbliss Tifini Austin is a community birth worker, violence prevention advocate, and cultural arts instructor in Tallahassee, Florida. At the foundation of her service is maternal and child welfare, a passion for children and families that has always fueled her efforts to transform her community. Ms. Tifini provides emotional support, fortified with physical support, as her “each one reach one” approach to life. She meets individuals where they are in their knowledge and skill. “I find joy in helping others overcome their self-imposed limitations by challenging what they already know. My motivation comes from a deep connection that I have for various cultures and my quest to seek knowledge in every endeavor; in every person. Tifini "Oniwosan" Austin-CEO of Oniwosan Doula Services, Inc. 850-284-4760 www.facebook.com/OniwosanDoulaServices/ My professional career as an educator came as no surprise. It was in my blood. I loved learning and knew from a young age that the written and spoken word was magic. Since my graduation from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, my life has been an adventure. I began my teaching career at Bond Elementary School as a teacher’s aide and presently work as a Third-grade teacher at Bond Elementary School that spans 34 years. The way we impart information to children is different today, but the end-results are the same. Children are educated and somehow become a student of academia. It is a joy to see a child blossom into learner and doer. It is a challenge at times, but the love of learning continues to drive a passion for teaching. A resident of Tallahassee since the age of three has provided me a greater understanding of the city; how it has changed and evolved to what it is now. As I was educated in the Leon County School System,keeps me connected internally with the development of the physical aspect of how the system developed into what is now. From pencil and paper to technology integration, I have supported it all. Looking back, I understand the dynamics of the legislative system on the district as a whole. Our school systems controlled from the outside, with very little input from the stakeholders; tend to fall apart very easily. We think we have input, but really; we do not. The final decision is made somewhere in the sky by people we do not care to know. I feel most comfortable working in my community. This is difficult but rewarding work. As a young child in middle school, I began my entrepreneurial pursuits as a Door-to-Door sales person by selling greeting cards and shoes of all things. I think about these days and wonder why I did not start my own business. After many years of reflecting on the years that made me who I am today, as a resident of Orange Blossom Heights, I began attending the Jake Gaither Neighborhood Association. My parents were active members and I still have a list of the early members. This brings me to the present. Currently, I serve as the Vice-President of the Jake Gaither Neighborhood Association and an active member of the Capital Area Neighborhood Network (CANN). As an AVON Independent Representative, I support folks who want to start their own AVON business. Last year I started my company lmaria Creations to pursue my dream of designing and creating. It is an exciting time in my life. Giving back is important to me. No matter what I do, I am educating. I am worried about the future of our world. The world is growing apart. Folks really need to support the schools and businesses in their local communities. My goal is to continue as long as possible to give back and not worry too much. I will forever provide my time, my talent and my economic support to my community. https://www.facebook.com/lmjocean Click the button below to learn more about Ms. Jones' Avon Business Huberta Jackson-Lowman is a Full Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida, and a past Department Chair. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in FAMU’s Department of Psychology, the only Psychology Department in the US that claims an Afrikan-centered thrust. She is the editor of the anthology, Afrikan American Women: Living at the Crossroads of Race, Gender, Class and Culture (2014.) Currently, she serves as the President of the National Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi), which is composed of psychologists of Afrikan ancestry in the United States and around the world. She is certified through the Association of Black Psychologists as a diplomate and fellow in Afrikan-centered psychology. Dr. Jackson-Lowman demonstrates an ongoing commitment to the health and well-being of Black families and youth. Prior to relocating to Tallahassee, FL, she resided in Pittsburgh, PA. Her work experiences there include serving as the Director of the Mayor’s Commission on Families, an initiative designed to address the high black infant mortality rate in Pittsburgh, and as co-director of the Institute for Black Families which implemented primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention programs for families. She was also a co-founder of the Sankofa Institute of Pittsburgh, a grassroots Rites of Passage initiative for adolescents; and an active member of the Advocates for African American Students in the Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS). The Advocates engaged in research, community educational, organizational, and advocacy strategies that challenged the Pittsburgh School Board’s failure to educate Black children. In 1992, along with her husband and several other activists in the Pittsburgh community, the Advocates filed a legal complaint with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission against the PPS for its dismal failure to educate Black children and youth. As a result of the complaint, the Pittsburgh Board of Education agreed to set up an Equity Commission charged with monitoring the progress and undertaking efforts to enhance the educational outcomes of Afrikan American students. A current project involves the implementation of Community Healing Days in Tallahassee. Community Healing DaysSM, developed by the Community Healing Network (CHN), is a national initiative designed to place healing on the agenda of people of Afrikan ancestry. It is a three-day event, typically held during the third weekend of October, which focuses on raising consciousness about the impact of the myth of black inferiority and the lie of white superiority on the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being of the Black community, and which also strives to promote the truth about people of Afrikan ancestry. The Tallahassee Community Healing Coalition will hold its seventh annual Community Healing DaysSM in October 2018. In addition to these activities, Dr. Jackson-Lowman served as a Commissioner on the Tallahassee/Leon County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls from 2013-15. Dr. Jackson-Lowman has also been instrumental in training trainers to implement Emotional Emancipation CirclesSM (EECs) in the greater Tallahassee community. EECs are self-help groups developed by CHN in collaboration with ABPsi. They are designed to assist the Black community in its recovery from the myth of black inferiority and lie of white superiority, and to foster the reclamation of our cultural values and ways of functioning. In the coming year, she plans to initiate EECs in Tallahassee community. In 2008, The Association of Black Psychologists recognized Dr. Jackson-Lowman for her contributions to research and scholarship within ABPSI. One area of focus of her research examines the effects of cultural identity and cultural misorientation on Black women’s attitudes, behaviors, mental health, and relationships. She has developed measures examining the internalization of myths of Black womanhood--The Engendered Racial Myths Scale (ERMS)—and relationships between Black women--Black Women’s Relationship Scale (BWRS). She has also published articles examining use of proverbs to promote cultural socialization. An emerging area of research in which she has also published promotes the use of cultural policy to empower troubled neighborhoods. Wife of William Lowman, her incessant supporter, and mother of three adult children, she also revels in her role as grandmother to her five beautiful grandchildren. She is an initiate in the Lukumi/Yoruba spiritual system and provides spiritual coaching and consultation to those seeking to return to their Afrikan roots. A native of Tallahassee, Florida, Tifany Hill aka T. Hill, was raised in South City low income housing projects. A graduate of University of Phoenix in which she received her MBA with a focus in Allied Health & Health Science. She retired from the U.S Army where served as a combat medic during Operation Desert Storm. During her time in service, T. Hill began her modeling journey by participating in the Bovanti Model Search and many other fashion shows in Atlanta, Ga. She even made an appearance in the reality show House of Curves. Her love for fashion and wanting to give others like her an opportunity for media exposure, she created ModelCall Magazine then moved on to join forces with AFIYA Magazine to become the Creative Director. She is the CEO of A Walking Brand which specialize in event consulting and uniting a diverse group of women through the Divas Day Out Tally event. The start of her 3 Cups of Tee media outlet will be something she feels is needed to give a voice for the community. T. Hill enjoys consulting with fellow entrepreneurs about business concepts. She looks forward to her growth in business and making a difference in others' lives. https://www.facebook.com/awalkingbrand/ https://www.facebook.com/hilltifany https://www.facebook.com/AFIYAmagazine/ Click the buttons below to learn more about A Walking Brand and Afiya Magazine |
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