Ayanna Sanaa Davis Curates The First Black Autism Acceptance and Awareness Day

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Meet the Woman Behind the First Black Autism Acceptance and Awareness Day Coming Later This Year

This year marks a historic first with the recognition of Black Autism Acceptance and Awareness Day, to be observed annually on September 19th. The national observance is dedicated to highlighting the lived experiences, challenges, and contributions of Black autistic individuals while addressing long-standing inequities in diagnosis, access to care, and support.

The day was established following the introduction of a congressional resolution emphasizing equity-focused awareness and acceptance. The resolution was inspired by the advocacy work and lived experience of Ayanna Sanaa Davis, a Black autistic advocate whose voice has helped bring national attention to a frequently overlooked community.

Get The Scoop On How The Black Health & Wealth Virtual Summit 2.0 Showcases A Dream Team Of Medical and Business Moguls

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The Black Health & Wealth
Virtual Summit 2.0 Showcases a
Dream Team of Medical and
Entrepreneurial Powerhouses

Feb. 25th and Feb. 26th
7 pm - 9 pm ET

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The Black Health & Wealth Virtual Summit 2.0 isn’t just another online event — it’s a strategic gathering of culture, capital, and community.  Curator Kamau Austin shares his overview "this year’s summit is already bringing together a Dream Team of medical innovators, wealth builders, business architects, and movement leaders who are flipping the script on what health and economic empowerment looks like in Black America."

"In a period when over 1.1 million Black people have lost their jobs and Black unemployment hit over 7.2 percent, since the last election cycle, the Black Health and Wealth Virtual Summit 2.0 is a timely and relevant event to jump start an economic reset in our community," adds Austin.   This year's line up of presenters for the virtual summit are impressive to say the least and state the obvious. 

On the wealth side, financier and investor Gary Smith will break down how he has helped Black communities move from being shoppers in the mall to owners of the mall — making major corporations cut the rent check to us.  Gary also has extensive experience in helping Blacks and other entrepreneurs buy and sell viable businesses.

Financier, Business & Commercial Real Estate
Investor and business broker Gary Smith 

Tech titan and multimillionaire Chuck Starks, author of Get Rich While Black!, will share how he scaled an Inc. 500 company and turned distressed properties in our communities into high-value community assets.

Self-Made Millionaire Chuck Starks

The health and innovation lane is just as powerful. Medical researcher Renee Williams is using AI to help Black women achieve better health outcomes, proving that technology can be both culturally competent, enhancing health, and life-saving.

Medical Researcher and
AI and App Innovator Renee Williams 

Afi S. Okon, MPA, founder of the American Obesity Foundation, continues to push solutions and policy conversations around one of the most urgent health crises impacting our community.  Ms. Okon is a Solutions provider with focus on wellness and community empowerment.

Afi is the Creator of Let’s Make Healthy Our New Happy, a nationwide campaign designed to reframe health as joyful, doable and family-centered journey that meet families where they are – at home, school, places of worship and in their neighborhoods. With over a decade of expertise in nonprofit leadership and deep-rooted passion for community well-being, Ms. Okon has dedicated her career to addressing health disparities through education, advocacy and empowerment.

Pierre Clark is a Harvard-trained entrepreneur and will deliver high-level strategies on creative business development and smart investments.  He is the Founder-Editor of The Entrepreneur’s Corner™, Homefree, NuFutures Development Ventures LLC, and NuMillennium Opportunity Capital Ltd.

Pierre is also a well respected writer and publisher on entrepreneurial and business operations.

From Kitchen Tables to
State Contracts:
Dr. Jamila Simon’s Blueprint for
Community-Driven Wealth

Dr. Jamila Simon, PhD, is a visionary entrepreneur, researcher, and systems strategist who operates four purpose-driven enterprises across housing education, business consulting, food innovation, and community development. As the SHEO of Radical Mama Housing, Conscious Connections Consulting, Health is Wealth Housing, and Groton Ghost Kitchen, she is building models that turn relationships into revenue and community knowledge into scalable economic power.

A Cornell University PhD in Global Development, Dr. Simon specializes in community-driven translation research — transforming kitchen-table conversations into funded programs, state contracts, and measurable impact. Her work amplifies youth voice, strengthens Black agricultural networks, and expands access to urban agriculture through her leadership as Principal Investigator for the national 4-H CYFAR LEGACY initiative.

At the Black Health & Wealth Virtual Summit 2.0, Dr. Simon will reveal how entrepreneurs and community leaders can enter new business markets using relational capital, strategic partnerships, and government contracting — creating sustainable pathways to generational wealth and community ownership.

AI Film Superstar Eric Hamilton: Directing the Future

"The Architect of AI Hollywood Joins the

Black Health & Wealth Virtual Summit 2.0 to

Break Down the Next Era of Tech, Media & Ownership"

Eric Hamilton is an award-winning AI filmmaker, technology leader, and President & Executive Producer of EHAMX Studios, a next-generation AI film company pioneering cinematic storytelling through generative artificial intelligence. With over 30 years of experience across Google, Yahoo!, Cisco, and Dow Jones, he blends executive leadership with creative innovation to redefine how stories are made and distributed.

His feature film EHAM Classified won Best Sci-Fi Film at the New York International Film Festival, and his AI-generated music work has been featured on CBS News. Through his signature “Machine-Perspective Cinema” style, Hamilton explores the intersection of artificial intelligence, culture, and human instinct—shaping the future of film in the AI era.

Checkout Eric Hamilton's Electrifying
Movie Trailer Below

Dana Hill Who Advised Barbie to Wear an Afro and Discuss Racism Introduces ME Doll

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Marketer Who Advised Barbie to Wear an Afro and Discuss Racism Introduces ME Doll

 The Black Doll Affair (TBDA), the Barack Obama Presidential Volunteer Service Award–winning cultural arts and self-esteem movement, announces The ME Doll (Mitochondrial Eve) – a human family heirloom inspired by the shared origin of humanity. Through the launch of the ME Doll, TBDA also introduces ME + You, a global artistic and cultural initiative inviting artists and the public to participate in telling the oldest story on Earth: that every living human traces their maternal lineage to one African Mother. Founded by Dana Hill, better known as “Mama Doll,” The Black Doll Affair continues its mission to merge education, empowerment, and cultural storytelling through art.

ME is short for Mitochondrial Eve, the African woman from whom all living humans trace their maternal lineage. While she was not the only woman alive at the time, she is the only one whose mitochondrial DNA line continued unbroken to the present day. This scientific understanding affirms that every person alive today belongs to one human family, connected through a single maternal origin in Africa.

The ME Doll transforms this truth into a tangible educational artifact designed to spark conversation, understanding, and connection across cultures and generations. Conceived as both a keepsake and a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) learning tool, the doll presents ancestry, science, and identity in a form that can be held, interpreted, and passed down.

“Mitochondrial Eve is more than a doll,” says Hill. “She is a human family heirloom and an educational artifact I created to dismantle the false divisions that racism depends on. When we understand that all of humanity comes from one African mother, the story we tell about who we are begins to change.”

Black Author, New Memoir “Deceitful Intentions”

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Black Founder and Best-Selling Author Releases New Memoir “Deceitful Intentions”

Nationwide -- Gerard C. Cole Sr., best-selling author and founder of Joy in the Journey LLC™, announces the release of his new memoir, Deceitful Intentions — a deeply personal account of one man’s faith walk as he fought to guide a rising musical family through triumph, deception, and destiny.

Inspired by real events, Deceitful Intentions picks up after the world first met Voices of Glory — the three young siblings who became a Top Five finalist on Season 4 of America’s Got Talent (2009).

New “ABCs of R&B” Children's Book About the Legends of Black Music

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Author Releases New Children’s Book “The ABCs of R&B,” About the Legends of Black Music

 Get ready to hit the stage with The ABCs of R&B, the first A-to-Z children’s book celebrating the legends of rhythm and blues. Written by educator and author Claudia Walker and published by HBCU Prep School, the book is written in engaging, rhyming prose that takes readers of all ages on a soulful journey through the artists who shaped music, culture, and memories for generations.

From Motown legends like Stevie Wonder and the Temptations, to 80s and 90s icons like Prince, Aaliyah, and Mary J. Blige, to contemporary stars like SZA and H.E.R., The ABCs of R&B introduces children to the stories, achievements, and impact behind the music they hear every day. With vibrant, playful illustrations by XPayne that bring each artist to life, every page feels like a front-row seat at a live concert.

Get The Scoop On How Wanda D. Hollis Author of The Breakthrough Book I Am Enough Is Launching Her Latest Major Expo and Leadership Conference

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Wanda D. Hollis Marks Anniversary of
Breakthrough Book I Am Enough: Wake Up
Winning with Major Business Expo &
Leadership Conference

Wanda D. Hollis Marks Anniversary of Breakthrough Book I Am Enough: Wake Up Winning with Major Business Expo & Leadership Conference

Celebrated transformational leader, empowerment voice, and visionary strategist Wanda D. Hollis is honoring the anniversary of her groundbreaking book I Am Enough: Wake Up Winning with a powerful Empowerment Expo and Leadership Conference designed to elevate entrepreneurs, ignite confidence, and amplify voices across the country.

Known as a phenomenal force for personal transformation, Hollis has inspired thousands to move beyond limitations, eliminate excuses, and step boldly into purpose.

The event will bring together leaders, business owners, authors, creators, and speakers for a full weekend of collaboration, business growth, and legacy-building.

“I wrote I Am Enough: Wake Up Winning to remind people that greatness already exists within them. This anniversary is not just about the book it’s about every dream, every voice, and every person ready to stand up and say: I am enough,” said Hollis.

The I Am Enough Empowerment Expo will feature dynamic speakers, vendor and talent showcases, ancestral recognition, breakthrough sessions, live interviews, media opportunities, and connections with platforms that elevate culture, commerce, and community.

For more information, please visit: I Am Enough Tap Here

Get The Scoop On How Entrepreneur Valerie Ross Expands Legacy With Motivational Speaking and Business Mentorship

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Indianapolis Entrepreneur
Valerie Ross Expands Legacy With
Motivational Speaking and

 Business Mentorship

Valerie Ross is a respected Indianapolis-based entrepreneur with more than 33 years of experience in the janitorial and service industry.

She is the founder of Industrial Building Services, a leading janitorial company serving Indianapolis and surrounding areas for over three decades.

For the first 25 years, Valerie personally owned and operated the company, which grew to become one of the largest janitorial businesses in its sector, including large-scale apartment and commercial cleaning services.

In addition to her success in janitorial services, Valerie Ross is a real estate owner and investor, and the owner of a boutique and a barbershop, reflecting her diverse entrepreneurial portfolio and commitment to community-centered business development.

Building on her decades of experience, Valerie operates her motivational speaking and mentorship division, Valerie Lassere Ross, through which she speaks on entrepreneurship, discipline, consistency, faith, and leadership.

Get the Scoop On Black Women Refusing to Become a Statistic (Part 1) By Renee Williams

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“I Refuse to Become a Statistic (Part 1): Why Black Women Need More Than Apologies — We Need Power”

By Renee Williams

Nia Robinson is a 31-year-old coordinator in Atlanta who is done feeling powerless in the doctor’s office.

“I’m not just ‘another patient’ in a gown; I am a woman who refuses to become a statistic because a doctor wouldn’t listen.”

Her words hit even harder when we look at what’s happening in hospitals today.

Recently, more than 500 women filed a lawsuit against Chesapeake Regional Medical Center in Virginia. They say a former doctor there performed unnecessary surgeries, including hysterectomies and other major procedures, that they didn’t truly need.

One attorney called this case:

“Perhaps the single largest case involving civil rights violations of humans in our lifetime.”

Think about that.

Hundreds of women. Their bodies were cut open. Life-changing surgeries they may not have needed. All inside a system that was supposed to protect them.

This isn’t just about one bad doctor. It’s about power.

• Who has it?

• Who doesn’t?

• And what happens when we walk into exam rooms with no tools, no proof, and no backup?

The Problem: When We’re Not Heard, We Become “Cases”

Black women have carried stories of dismissal, disrespect, and danger in healthcare for generations. Now those stories are showing up in courtrooms and headlines.

The truth:

• Black women are about three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.

• Our pain is more likely to be ignored, minimized, or misdiagnosed.

• Our concerns about periods, pregnancy, postpartum, and menopause are often brushed aside with “you’re fine” or “it’s in your head.”

The Chesapeake Regional case is one extreme example, but many of us know smaller — and still life-threatening — versions.

And this doesn’t just happen to women without money, status, or fame.

Black Author, New Book “Overqualified. Overworked. Overlooked.”

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Black Author Announces Forthcoming Book “Overqualified. Overworked. Overlooked.”

In a professional culture that rewards performance while punishing humanity, certified confidence coach, author, and anti-trafficking activist Deondriea Cantrice is asking a question many high achievers are afraid to voice: What if winning at work is costing us ourselves?

Her forthcoming book, Overqualified. Overworked. Overlooked: How to Win Without Losing Yourself, scheduled for release in February 2026, confronts the silent crisis facing professionals who appear successful on paper yet feel depleted, unseen, and disconnected internally. The book is a bold examination of what happens when ambition is weaponized, confidence is slowly eroded, and excellence becomes a liability rather than a shield.

Actress Dawnn Lewis’ Foundation Sponsors Elementary STEM Clubs for Underserved Chicago Students

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Award-Winning Actress Dawnn Lewis’ A New Day Foundation Sponsors Elementary STEM Clubs for Underserved Chicago Students

Frost Equity Initiative, a Los Angeles-based STEM education nonprofit, is expanding access to high-quality elementary STEM programs thanks to funding from A New Day Foundation, founded by award-winning actress, musician, producer, and activist Dawnn Lewis.

With support from A New Day Foundation, Frost Equity Initiative launched STEM Clubs for 2nd–5th grade students at Ida B. Wells Elementary School and Woodlawn Community Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois, providing students with 30 hours of hands-on STEM instruction during the fall 2025 semester. The program delivered hands-on, age-appropriate lessons in computer science fundamentals, physics, and artificial intelligence, designed to build curiosity, confidence, and foundational technical skills.

The artificial intelligence curriculum introduced students to emerging concepts such as computer vision and machine learning, culminating in students designing and creating their own games. For Woodlawn Community Elementary School, this initiative marked the first STEM program in the school’s history, representing a milestone for both students and staff.

Black-Owned Luxury Salon and Wellness Spa in DC Setting a New Standard of Inclusive Beauty

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Founder of Black-Owned Luxury Salon and Wellness Spa Setting a New Standard of Inclusive Beauty in Washington, DC

Ngina Thomas, the Founder and CEO of Studio Chique, a Black-owned luxury salon and wellness spa in the heart of Washington, DC, is redefining the beauty landscape with an elevated, exclusive experience that seamlessly blends expert hair care, holistic wellness, and refined indulgence.

Thomas, a trailblazing entrepreneur who built her business with unwavering faith and courage, created Studio Chique as a testament to purpose-driven leadership. Guided by conviction and resilience, Ngina transformed her vision into a premier luxury destination—creating a space where beauty, wellness, and empowerment intersect. Her leadership has positioned Studio Chique as both an industry standout and a source of inspiration for aspiring entrepreneurs.