Journalism Speakers
A'Lelia Bundles
Author/Journalist/Nonprofit board chair/Madam Walker descendant. Blends current events, entrepreneurship & history into entertaining, informative mix.
A'Lelia BundlesAuthor and journalist A’Lelia Bundles currently is at work on her third book, Joy Goddess of Harlem: The Life and Times of A’Lelia Walker, a biography of her great-grandmother, to be published by Simon and Schuster. She also serves as president and chair of the Foundation for the National Archives, the private partner which provides funds and support for the exhibitions, programs and educational materials of the National Archives. ...
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Chuck Creekmur
Co-Founder of AllHipHop.com
AllHipHop.com co-founder and co-CEO Chuck "Jigsaw" Creekmur has combined his outstanding journalism skills, artistic talents, and ability to envision the future to establish himself as a trendsetter and trailblazer creating a unique path in Internet content and technology. As a cultural critic and pundit, he's been featured in VIBE, The Source, Complex, GIANT and has been featured on National Public Radio (NPR), BET, TVOne, VH1, The E! Channel, M...
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Valerie Coleman Morris
Valerie Coleman Morris is your guide to a deep and emotionally intellectual understanding of individual financial responsibility from cradle to grave.
Valerie Coleman MorrisValerie Coleman Morris, a former CNN domestic and international correspondent/anchor is considered a northern California Bay Area native when it comes to television news. She began her career in the early 70s in San Francisco at KRON-TV as a reporter and then KGO-TV as a long time anchor.Valerie was an Air Force kid who lived in England, France, Scotland and Japan by the time she was a junior in high school. She’s a graduate...
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Allison Samuels
Award-winning Writer
Allison SamuelsAllison Samuels has spent the last 18 years as a writer for Newsweek magazine and now also writes for its sister site The Daily Beast. For nearly two decades Samuels has covered sports, entertainment, fashion and politics for the weekly publication and continues to focus a great deal on the impact of race in the worlds of sports, politics and Hollywood. Samuels has interviewed and written extensively about the likes of First Lady M...
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Robin Renee Sanders
Ambassador (Dr.) Robin Sanders - Africa & Nat'l Security Expert
Ambassador (Dr.) Robin Renee SandersAmbassador Robin Renee Sanders, CEO FE3DS, LLC Advising Firm; Founder FEEEDS Advocacy Initiative; U.S. AMBASSADOR TO NIGERIA AND ECOWAS, 2007-2010 & REPUBLIC OF CONGO 2002-2005. Contact: blogitrrs@gmail.com; fe3ds.llc@gmail.com; 202-460-9634 Dr. Robin Renee Sanders owns FE3DS, LLC, an advising firm on Africa, and is also the founder of the FEEEDS Advocacy Initiative, which works both on economic development p...
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Demetria Lucas
Author, blogger, and life and relationship coach Demetria L. Lucas speaks on topics ranging from pop culture and entrepreneurism, to dating/relationships and social media.
Affectionately known as "Belle”, Demetria L. Lucas is the author of A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life (Atria); the creator of the award-winning personal blog ABelleInBrooklyn.com; and the founder of Coached By Belle, a boutique life-coaching service, where Demetria helps clients solve their dating dilemmas and build healthy long-term relationships. Demetria is also a contributing editor for The Root, w...
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Jamilah Lemieux
News & Lifestyle Editor at Ebony.com
Jamilah Lemieux is the News & Lifestyle Editor for EBONY.com, a title that cleverly covers many hats. A Chicago native and graduate of Howard University, Jamilah describes herself as “a Hip-Hop Denise Huxtable, who dreams of growing up to be Claire.” In 2005, she created a blog, The Beautiful Struggler, where for more than six years, she galvanized a broad national audience with her meditations on race, relationships and her own less-than-ordin...
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Clay Cane
Radio Personality and Journalist
Clay CaneClay Cane is a New York City-based, radio personality and award-winning journalist. His work covers various topics: pop culture, sexuality, race, religion, social networking and personal branding. Raised in both Washington State and Philadelphia, his diverse racial and socio-economic background has fueled him to consistently deliver edgy commentary, which has garnered a strong following on his social commentary website, ClayCane.net, a 2...
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Erica Nicole
Founder & CEO of YFS Magazine
Erica Nicole is an accomplished serial entrepreneur, acclaimed small business expert, dynamic speaker, syndicated columnist, philanthropist and Christian thought leader. As a renowned serial entrepreneur, Erica leads a diverse business portfolio across digital media, national speaking, global business development, and electronic equipment industries. Erica is best known by the entrepreneurial community as the Founder and CEO of YFS Magazine: ...
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Nika Beamon
Television Producer, Writer, Esteemed Journalist and Author
Nika C. BeamonChanneling your independent spirit is the theme of Author Nika C. Beamon's top selling book: I Didn't Work This Hard Just to Get Married: Successful, Single Black Women Speak Out. It, along developing positive self esteem and learning to define your own expectations about life, relationship and career, are topics the veteran journalist talks about when she speaks to women of all ages throughout the country. Her main themes: you can ...
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Charreah Jackson
ESSENCE Magazine's Relationships Editor and National Dating Coach providing insight and skills for succesful relationships
Charreah K. Jackson is a Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE), and has traveled the country speaking on the power of relationships in our lives. She provides interactive workshops and individual coaching to help men and women define their personal goals and a strategy to get there. Charreah is the relationships editor at ESSENCE magazine and a featured relationship expert on VH1, WEtv, the Huffington Post and BET. Her passion and excitement in...
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Neil Foote
Experienced Media Executive, Public Relations Specialist, Educator, Digital Media Entrepreneur
Neil Foote is an accomplished executive with a proven ability to develop and implement new product strategies that support business, financial and community objectives.Foote, a native of Brooklyn, NY, is a 'hybrid' whose experience cuts across all aspects of the media, including print, broadcast and the Internet. Foote has been anewspaper reporter (The Miami Herald & The Washington Post), a newspaper industry executive (American Society of Newspa...
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