Blatant Frankism

Dr. Kristy McDowell is an experienced scientist with an extensive research background in oncology, molecular biology, genetics, and infectious diseases. She completed her Bachelor’s degree with a double major in Biology and African American Studies at Washington University in St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri) in 1997. She obtained her Ph.D. in Microbiology/Immunology from Meharry Medical College in 2007, completing her dissertation r...

Preshona is an East Bengali-American born in East Asia, in Kolkata, West Bengal. She immigrated to the U.S., to Baltimore, Maryland, when she was 4 years old. Growing up in neighborhoods of different cultures and incomes both within and outside of the U.S.(East Oakland, CA; East San Jose, CA; Southeast & Northeast DC; PG County, MD; Howard County, MD; San Salvador, El Salvador; Nogales, Mexico) Preshona became a passionate educator...

If asked what is her ultimate objective in life, Honest AM would proudly state that she wants to help activate women to live their best lives.  Through her writings, she envisions connecting the hearts and souls of women around the world.

Honest AM was born and raised in Detroit. She's a graduate of Hampton University with a Master’s in Business Administration. She is a Project Accountant by day ...

The Professionally Petty Show was established in 2018 on a black lesbian Facebook group. The Petty was so real and the audience was so solid that Carly and Corri felt that in order to grow exponentially that they needed to establish their own independent platform, thus the two took off to take over the world. Their synergy and friendship is so captivating that they built a whole new family of friends online. By giving advice and sh...

Zamara Perri is the founder and editor of  the Black Lesbian Love Lab blog, which showcases black lesbian relationships. She also runs a private Facebook group for women who are seeking to make connections with other like-minded women in a safe space and she coaches women on dating wisely.

For many years, she knew that love was integral to a life well lived and until her mid-20s never pursued love with a woman in real life. Once sh...

Adama Hamadi, Delicious Living Coach at Dream Leap Live LLC, is the “human permission slip” for ambitious visionaries that have an innate drive to perform at a high level but feel too scattered to give their goals the attention they deserve. Adama has a background in trauma informed case management, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and workshop facilitation.

Through one-on-one coaching, mentoring, and training, Adama helps bur...

In 2015, Latisha Atkins, left her work in D.C. Government and returned to her home ward to focus on community issues full time. She established BRIDGES, INC (Building Bridges to Success, Inc), which specializes in community development, community engagement, and community empowerment. “At the heart of our work is the community! We implement trainings, workshops and capacity building programming to strengthen the community's voice a...

A District Running Collective crew leader, co-founder + CEO of RUNGRL Co. and RRCA certified running coach, Ashlee has found herself at the forefront of transforming running culture with a specific focus on creating safe spaces and experiences for black (women) runners to connect and thrive. 

An Ann Arbor, Michigan native and University of Michigan Alum, Ashlee has bled Maize and Blue across DC since 2013. When she’s not out discov...

Nina Greene is the owner of Njudawn, a collection of hand poured candles, linen mist and whipped Shea butter and the co-owner of Reign, an online women's clothing boutique.  After attending college, Nina relocated to New York, where she worked in the fashion industry as a styist and later became an accessories designer.  After moving back to her hometown of Washington, DC in 2010, Nina began development of Njudawn, officially launc...

Aiyi’nah Ford simplifies her life's work as an endeavor to expose the truth of the collectively oppressed. As a Native Washingtonian, her wealth of experience (10+ years) in social justice advocacy,community organizing, and art-ivist expression has been instrumental in raising awareness and changing regressive legislation on a local and federal level.  She currently serves as the Executive Director of The Future Foundation. Her...

Trenell Eaton, is a woman of God first and a superhero mother to her son. Born and partially raised in the District of Columbia, Trenell developed a resilience to her childhood traumas. Despite her shortcomings, she was able to overcome the adversity of having survived multiple episodes of homelessness, abuse, and poverty. Instead of falling victim to statistical outcomes she decided that she would use her plights to build a platfo...

Omar Kashif has more than 20 years of entertainment experience, partnerships, collaborations, event production and artist management. The creator of DC’s renowned Black Alley band whose existence spans a vast resume including SXSW, recordings with Grammy nominated artists, White House performances, and internationally headlining showcases. The “creative” that is Omar and his successful entrepreneurial pursuits began on the campus o...

#WOMENSHISTORYMONTH Lakisha Covert is an author of the Best Seller, “Try Success, It Won’t Bite: How to Live Your Best Life Through 10 Principles of Self Excellence” and a certified life coach specializing in personal growth. She is also an award winning educator with over 20 years of experience working with people.  She is the founder and CEO of a non-profit called The Christmas Experience, Inc. that serves children and families i...

As we immerse ourselves in Women's History Month, our guest for today, International Women's Day, is LaToya Archibald.  LaToya serves as doula and birth justice advocate. She is committed to eliminating the maternal mortality rates for Black women in Washington, DC through providing emotional support, physical comfort measures, an objective viewpoint and evidenced based information while nurturing and protecting women's memories of...

WK&F Group LLC is a full scale event marketing and promotions company based out of the nation’s capitol, Washington, DC. They host tastemaker events throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan area, as well as annual weekend events held in Dallas, Miami, NBA All-Star weekend, NFL Super Bowl and CIAA weekend. In the 15 years since the company has been founded, WK&F Group has hosted in excess of 75 events and entertained a host of not...

Dr. Tara Doaty, “Dr. Tara”, is the Founder and Lead Consultant of Sage Wellness Group, LLC, a consulting firm committed to improving the lives of children and families by providing a personalized and mindful approach to human service professionals in the areas of program and professional development.

She holds a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Howard University and is a national speaker and trainer, frequently asked to speak on i...