This...I...Do...For...Me: Over 50, Black and Fabulous!
66 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago - ★★★★★ - 32 ratingsThis podcast introduces you to phenomenal Black women who are clearly changing the narrative of what it means to age vibrantly. You will hear from women age 50+ who are not sitting in rocking chairs waiting to die or sitting around waiting for anything for that matter. They are going after what they want, and they are sharing that wisdom so that you are reminded that you can also go out and change this world.
They don’t mind getting older, but they want to look and feel good doing it! Join
Robin Tillotson for Season 1 as we delve into these enlightening and inspiring conversations.
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Episode 64 With Nakeisha Rodgers
April 04, 2024 08:16 - 36 minutes - 33 MBI had the best time with Nakeisha Rodgers, M.D., a Geriatrician and Internist. In this interview, Dr. Nakeisha shares what drew her to working with senior citizens, why she sees them as savvy seniors and how she approaches her training with medical professionals so that they begin to transform how they view and interact with this population. Additionally, she shares the content of the progressive training she offers to her colleagues — other physicians, medical aides, social workers/thera...
Episode 63 With Khristel Johnson
March 22, 2024 09:11 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBQuilts by Khristel Johnson In this episode, I had the pleasure of interviewing Fiber Historian Khristel Johnson, who in her own words says: “As a student of life, mother of two, and educator for over 30 years, I have always celebrated learning. I mastered my subject matter during my years as a teacher and engaged in retelling the story of American history as presented in the assigned textbooks. While I often questioned the universal narrative, I complied with teachin...
Episode 31 With Tameka Lawson
March 14, 2024 02:58 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBOnce a year, I get to interview someone who is under the age of 50 to highlight their body of work, especially when they have been intentional about involving older Black women. Tameka Lawson is a force, and her organization Restored Hope empowers Black women and girls to move beyond the everyday cycles of violence and trauma while working toward discovering inner peace and resiliency within themselves, their families and their communities. Restored Hope offers after school and in sc...
Episode 62 With Tameka Lawson
March 14, 2024 02:58 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBOnce a year, I get to interview someone who is under the age of 50 to highlight their body of work, especially when they have been intentional about involving older Black women. Tameka Lawson is a force, and her organization Restored Hope empowers Black women and girls to move beyond the everyday cycles of violence and trauma while working toward discovering inner peace and resiliency within themselves, their families and their communities. Restored Hope offers after school and in sc...
Episode 61 With Sharon Ehrlich
December 01, 2023 00:25 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBSharon Ehrlich (ERR-lick) is proud, Bronx-raised native New Yorker. Sharon’s business career started in the health care industry where she spent nearly a decade in hospital administration at a major NYC hospital. A love story led to her permanently relocate to Austria. With this move she pivoted her career to IT working for IBM for over a decade and led teams throughout Europe, Turkey, and Russia. Sharon followed her passion for educating future leaders and sp...
Episode 60 With Regine Rousseau
August 01, 2023 07:24 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBIn Episode 60, I interview Regine Rousseau!! Regine T. Rousseau, wine and spirits expert, writer, presenter, and media personality, focuses on making wine knowledge accessible to people at all levels of proficiency. She is recognized as 2022 Leader in the Wine Industry by Wine Business Monthly, a nominee of 2020 Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Awards, Wine Educator of the Year, a WSET Level 3 with Merit, an International Sommelier Guild Level II, and Executive Bourbon Steward, Stave and Thief. ...
Episode 58 With Susan Millender
July 29, 2023 04:35 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBIn this episode, I interview Susan Millender, who shares with us information about a rare brain malformation (primarily diagnosed during pregnancy and sometimes diagnosed after birth). She wants us to know that her organization Families for HoPE is the only organization whose mission it is to support the entire family impacted by this disease. She works, along with a dedicated Board of Directors and with volunteers to meet the direct service needs of the Holoprosencephaly community. Susan ...
Episode 57 WIth Saaudiah Muhammed
June 16, 2023 23:54 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBRobin Tillotson Sun, 11 Jun, 15:32 (6 days ago) to me In this episode Saaudiah Muhammad shares the progression and trajectory that led her to a career in the Mental Health space. Having received a strong and strict upbringing in Cleveland, Ohio, from her mother, who left Alabama to experience a more prosperous life in the north, Saaudiah developed strong decision making skills and over time a discerning eye. To this day, she applies those lessons in her thriv...
Episode 56 With Jarrie Brown
May 18, 2023 07:39 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBIn this episode, I interview Jarrie Brown, who is a lover of Israel and all that she learned about this exciting country during her travels there. She shares when her love of Israel, especially Jerusalem, began and why she and her mom took the journey there to honor her father’s memory. She encourages us to travel there not only because of the spiritual significance, but as a place that is highly livable, safe and enlightening. Jarrie L. Brown is an Ethics Compliance Investigator ...
Episode 55 With Antonia Ruppert
April 06, 2023 05:53 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBIn this episode, I had the exciting opportunity to interview a wonderful community artist. Antonia “Toni” Ruppert is an Illinois artist who has been creating for over 25 years. She creates paintings that tell a story. Ruppert fell in love with art as a child upon seeing her Dad draw after coming home from work at Brachs Candy Company. The oldest of six siblings, she recalls drawing horses and people on tons of pink paper that was gifted to her by the dentist office. Now creating on canva...
Episode 54 With Karen Gilliam
January 24, 2023 21:02 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBIn this episode, I speak with Karen Gilliam, who is in alignment with her assignment, and she wants others to be also. She helps others to put their dreams to the test by working with you to execute the six “Es” — Encourage, Empower, Enlighten, Educate, Elevate and Escalate. She shares that although she lost her husband to cancer, she emerged as a Queen Warrior versus a widow, who functions in a world of isolation, poverty and sorrow. Karen, aka Coach KG, is a seasoned mentor, co...
Episode 53 With Dr Matteel D. Knowles
December 31, 2022 21:26 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBIn this episode, Dr. Knowles shares her journey of self-love, her love of exercise and body building, along with the barriers that she has overcome to create and maintain a healthy lifestyle. A 25-year veteran in higher education, Dr. Matteel D. Knowlescurrently serves as the Vice President for Student Services at Greenville Technical College. Prior to that, she served at the Technical College of the Lowcountry in Beaufort as the Vice President for Student Affairs; and prior to tha...
Episode 52 With Leiana Gary
December 08, 2022 13:23 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBAfter having served in various capacities as a speech-language pathologist for 40 years, Leiana J. Thomas Gary retired officially in 2019. Always a crafter and amateur gardener with an in-born entrepreneurial spirit and raised by a mother of the Renaissance kind, Leiana tended to look at things a little differently. During one of the last outdoor walks with her mother Alva prior to her passing in 2007, Leiana, made the snide remark “Someone should do something about these nasty looki...
Episode 51 With Akosua Awusi
November 24, 2022 14:54 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBAkosua Awusi is the Founder and Chief Experience Officer at African Conversations and Connections (ACC Tours) — a boutique travel company providing group excursions to sub-Saharan Africa. ACC Tour’s mission is to help tell the African story by providing safe, world class and inclusive guided tours of what Akosua likes to call Black Africa. ACC Tour’s primary goal is to allow travelers to experience Black Africa below the surface. The company’s curated tours are intimate by design — this al...
Episode 50 With Linda S. Husser
March 24, 2022 21:33 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBLinda S. Husser is one of the most cutting edge Life Coaches you will meet. When I asked her about her style of coaching and what makes it successful, Linda unequivocally stated that it’s her own journey and vulnerability that makes her relatable to her clients. She knows plenty about growing up in a dysfunctional family, but despite this, the strongest value that her parents taught her was staying connected to family and always being there for each other. As one of six siblings, Linda st...
Episode 49 With Janice Sutherland
March 18, 2022 01:09 - 31 minutes - 29 MBJanice Sutherland has quite the record for supporting women age 40+, particularly those who worry about being on a path that no longer serves them and need a bit of coaching on how to make a shift. Janice is an award winning career strategist, who helps mid-career professional women of color realign their desires and passions. She does all of this through the vehicle of her business “This Woman Can”. As the eldest of six children, Janice was born and raised in Birmingham, England. She inheri...
Episode 48 With Michelle Wedderburn Waters
March 08, 2022 19:04 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBMichelle Wedderburn-Waters, Founder of Afro Expats, Casa Elm and the YouTube Channel host of Michelle For Afro Expats, is a native of Toronto, Canada (of Jamaican descent), and spent her growing up years in Connecticut! She has four brothers and both of her parents are still living. She was educated at Central Connecticut State University, where she studied Business Management. Michelle shared that the values that her family passed down were mainly centered around maintaining family relat...
Episode 47 With Deidre Proctor
March 04, 2022 18:56 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBDeidre Proctor has spent many years as a certified business, clarity and accountability coach, along with being the CEO of Deidre Proctor & Associates, LLC. Deidre has always maintained a passion for helping others to achieve their goals. As a highly sought after coach with a strong bent for helping women, Deidre shared that the biggest part of her coaching program for women is helping them get past their fears. She says, it not enough to identify your desire or goal (although gaining cla...
Episode 46 With Toni Denise Carthan
February 23, 2022 21:18 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBToni Denise Carthan was born and raised in Los Angeles California, and is the mother of three loving adult sons. Her fondest memory growing up was how those in the neighborhood took the time to look after each other. “Everyone was family” says Toni. She learned early in life about diversity and culture; she had a number of Mexican friends who she grew ultra close to, and she remains friends with then even to this day. Toni shares with us the principles that she was reared with the Golden Rul...
Episode 45 With Marcia Jones
February 17, 2022 22:15 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBMarcia’s mission as Founder at Urban Connoisseurs is to affect sustainable growth in the wine community by increasing awareness of the number of American winemakers of African descent in the United States. She is also dedicated to creating opportunities for the next generation to seriously consider careers in the wine industry. Marcia increases the public’s awareness of Black winemakers through her well designed Winemakers Club. You choose the membership, the club will select the wines and d...
Episode 44 WIth Tinesha Matthews
December 24, 2021 19:52 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBTinesha is a native North Carolinian, who resides in Charlotte. She, along with her brother, were raised by a loving and giving mother, who instilled a strong work ethic in her children. Tinesha finds humor in her growing up years as she and her mom had their typical mother-daughter disagreements, but despite these occasional rifts, the love and respect was always present. When I asked Tinesha to share with us her journey from darkness to light, the key component of her healing was that she ...
Episode 43 With Lisa Thompson
December 16, 2021 11:21 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBLisa Thompson received her bachelor’s degree in Government from Oberlin College and her law degree from Ohio State University. She has had a multi-faceted career in the arena of law. She has a number of licenses and certifications under her belt. Lisa is Licensed in the United States Supreme Court, The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. She When I asked her what stands out ab...
Episode 42 With Trish Williams
December 02, 2021 01:56 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBTrish Williams is a Fiber Artist Par Excellence. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Trish learned early from her mother and sister that she had a special talent. Her sister would take her artwork (unbeknownst to Trish) and sell it and bring Trish the money. This is how much her family believed in her and her gifts. Additionally, Trish read voraciously about art, famous artists, African American artists, and she was particularly drawn to work that made a social justice statement. While a s...
Episode 41 With Lori Tharps
November 20, 2021 01:42 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBLori Tharps is a writer, an author and a lover of all that examines culture and how it plays out in our day to day lives. She says, “I am a Black-American woman married to a Spanish man, and my life is a meltingpot of melanin, curls, accents and adventures.” As an expat writer living in the south of Spain, Lori is now able to devote the majority of her time to writing – no longer squeezing it in with her former professorship at Temple University, and a multitude of other tasks, Lori is excit...
Episode 41 With Lori Tharps
November 20, 2021 01:42 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBLori Tharps is a writer, an author and a lover of all that examines culture and how it plays out in our day to day lives. She says, “I am a Black-American woman married to a Spanish man, and my life is a meltingpot of melanin, curls, accents and adventures.” As an expat writer living in the south of Spain, Lori is now able to devote the majority of her time to writing – no longer squeezing it in with her former professorship at Temple University, and a multitude of other tasks, Lori is excit...
Episode 40 With Joyce Barr
November 11, 2021 21:53 - 35 minutes - 32.3 MBJoyce Barr describes herself as a serial solopreneur who took early retirement at 62, following 40+ years on the grind in both corporate and non-profit service. She now operates a unique tour service called “BLAST! Tours & Coaching”. Her business is distinguished by its concierge-style personal attention combined with excellent value for those wanting to live their best life abroad. Joyce has been off the grind since March 2016, and she resigned from a successful career in affordable housing...
Episode 39 With Kwavi Agbeyegbe
October 15, 2021 15:19 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBKwavi is 53 years old and BOLD! She is a certified Life Coach, Author, International Retreat Creator and an in-demand Speaker. Her niche is working with illustrious groups of women who are age 50+ to inspire them to live their best life! Kwavi received her B.Sc in Informational Technology from Thames Valley University in the United Kingdom. Additionally, she obtained her master’s degree in Medical Informatics from Northwestern University in Chicago. Although she was very successful in her pr...
Episode 38 With Felicia Lucas
October 11, 2021 19:17 - 36 minutes - 33 MBFelicia has been helping others attain their dreams for many years, and in 2020, she was determined to achieve a long-desired dream – to become a healthier version of her already powerful self. Felicia is clear when she says, “you are not being authentic when you are carrying that much excess weight.” Felicia is equally clear when she explains that her initial goal was to lose 75 pounds, and when she did, Felicia was challenged to go even further. She started out by doing simple things that ...
Episode 37 With Carol Cherry
October 05, 2021 09:37 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBCarol Cherry, a Benefits Consultant in the insurance industry began in 2014 after ending a tenured managerial career in the Hospitality Industry. Once her children were grown, she decided to take a leap of faith and start a new career that had only been a dream for many years. She utilized training, leadership hospitality and communications skills to launch her from a large corporation to establish, plan and execute her own brand and business. She realized that if she could run the corporati...
Episode 36 With Carly Tillotson
October 01, 2021 00:12 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this episode, we took a detour from our regular age 50+ guest to explore what younger women, specifically Millennials are thinking about as it relates to issues of aging. Carly hails from a large family of four brothers and two sisters, along with parents who have always been supportive. She chose the field of Phlebotomy because she was mentored by a Registered Nurse, who saw that she had the makings of a good phlebotomist. Carly shared that the best wisdom that she has received from an o...
Episode 35 With Carol Shaw Burns
September 15, 2021 22:33 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBCarol Shaw Burns,has over 25 years of experience within the aging services field. In addition to being a newly minted Ph.D in Human Services, Carol is also a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator (LNHA) in the state of Illinois and a Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) through the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners. Carol shares how being raised by Jamaican parents set the tone for how she would approach life and succeed. They ingrained in her that she must always finish w...
Episode 34 With Shirley Hogsett
August 19, 2021 02:36 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBShirley Hogsett is the Founder and CEO of Destiny Speaks, and she shares a number of gems in this podcast episode. She has a wealth of experience. Shirley is the youngest of 10 children born to a butcher and seamstress in Goodman, Mississippi. It was there that the importance of a tight knit family and a solid extended community was instilled in her. She and her family were diligent about service to God and to others, and it was through the vehicle of church that this philosophy was prac...
Episode 33 With Donna C. Lawrence
August 05, 2021 21:26 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBDonna C. Lawrence is the CEO, Creator and Owner of Painting it Pink Events. She sees painting as a therapeutic process, and an art form that can take you into another zone! In this episode, Donna, who grew up in Chicago, shares that she is a product of her parents, and she has a sister. She noticed even at an early age that her sister possessed an extreme talent at age five. She asked her mother “how could a five year old paint so well.” This illustrated to Donna and family that she, herself...
Episode 32 With Anne Marie Davidson
June 23, 2021 13:33 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBAnne Marie Davidson has an extensive background in the senior housing arena. She was drawn to this field of aging and work with seniors based on her memory of her grandmother and how valuable and precious she was to her entire family. Because of these great memories, Anne Marie made an early commitment to lend her talents and gifts to senior citizens. She has a particular gift in educating families on what signs of memory loss families should look for once they begin to notice that something...
Episode 31 With Danielle Bell
June 04, 2021 20:33 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBDanielle is a graduate of The University of Michigan (B.A.) and Marygrove College (Masters of Education). She also has a Certification in Hospitality and Tourism from Florida Atlanta University. This experience was one of many that planted the seeds of international travel and wanting to share this expertise with others. Danielle has an extensive background in the health and human services field (her full time job) with a focus on assisting families around eligibility for public assist...
Episode 30 With Jatuan Rollins
May 27, 2021 03:15 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBJataun Rollins, LCSW is a native Chicagoan and a proud produce of the Chicago Public School System. Jataun is also a graduate of Eureka College in downstate Illinois. She speaks lovingly of Carol Gearing, a loving mentor who introduced her to the literary classics like Chaucer, Shakespeare, Richard Wright and countless others. Her parents, along with her mentor, made sure that she was well read and exposed. Her career trajectory has included working in a variety of capacities in child ...
Episode 29 With Charla Draper
May 21, 2021 14:22 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBCharla Draper is a culinary phenom, who has held a variety of positions in the world of food. She is a Food Expert, Writer/Publicist, and Food Stylist. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, Charla’s interest in cooking emanated from her two grandmothers, who were both excellent cooks. She watched them in awe, and after trying out a number of other things, Charla soon learned that she wanted to cultivate a career in the culinary arts. After college, Charla landed a coveted position as a Home ...
Episode 28 With Deneen L. Garrett
April 28, 2021 00:53 - 33 minutes - 30.2 MBDeneen L. Garrett, a native of Detroit, Michigan has remained committed to living in this great city due to it being a fertile and supportive ground for her professional and personal growth. A graduate of Wayne State University and Central Michigan University (B.S. and M.S., respectively) Deneen has held a number of progressively responsible positions with AT&T. Known as a natural motivator and coach, she has worked closely with marginalized AT&T staff by helping them identify the areas of g...
Episode 27 With Effua McGowan
April 18, 2021 08:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MB1. Effua has more than 24 years of senior corporate experience, including servicing as Vice President at JP Morgan Chase and other multi-million dollar business across the United States; she is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades; 2. She is the author of The ABCs of Leadership: The Uncommon Leader from the Bottom Up, a work that has helped a number of people to reexamine their current path, and helps the reader to sharpen skills and talents that are already present; 3. E...
Episode 26 With Chery Wright-Lawson
March 31, 2021 14:23 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBCheryl Lawson-Wright is what you would call a true Renaissance woman! Through her business Real Hope 4 Help, her principal products and services include educational consulting and services; mentoring, life coaching and support and comfort to cancer survivors and clean living; She is a former public school educator and private school director and HBCU (Edward Waters College) advocate; A prolific author, Cheryl has penned numerous articles and poems; she has also edited the works of others; ...
Episode 25 With Peggy Hill
March 24, 2021 22:35 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBPrior to starting her wellness business, Peggy spent over 30 years at Fortune 100 companies in various strategic and innovative roles including Engineering, Strategic Marketing, Process Improvement and Program Management; - An avid reader and a , Peggy is passionate about healthy cooking and eating, urban gardening and guiding others to a vibrant lifestyle; - In 2007, Peggy thought it was a good time to evaluate if she should start an entrepreneurial venture; - Her skills learned in th...
Episode 24 With Sheri Brazley
July 01, 2020 22:11 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBSheri Brazley is a native Chicagoan. She attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale and received a BA degree in Psychology. After graduation, she started a career working with Developmentally Disabled children for the State of Illinois and later went on to work for the City of Chicago for 25 years. During her tenure at the city, she wore many hats; she spent 10 years working in the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities where she was responsible for making sure that the city’s ...
Episode 23 With Trevy McDonald
June 04, 2020 02:19 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBEven as a teenager, Trevy McDonald was determined to use her God given talents and gifts to uplift, inspire and empower others in order to bring them joy? How has she done that throughout her life? Once thinking that she wanted to become a physician, Trevy learned early that profession was not her calling. Learning the periodic element chart was just too boring to her. Instead, she took notice of a rising African American journalist based in Chicago named Marlene McClinton. She made such an ...
Episode 22 With Stephanie C. Williams
May 27, 2020 19:02 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBStephanie Williams grew up in Chicago in a family that pushed education, achievement and finding purpose. She states that traveling — both domestically and internationally — helped her to see how vast the world really is and how she fits in it. Stephanie is an accomplished public speaker, who has addressed corporate/business audiences, spiritual leaders and seekers, along with younger audiences. The latter has allowed her to work specifically with teens, who are usually enthusiastic and ...
Episode 21 With Monica Wisdom
May 15, 2020 18:29 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBMonica's adventurous spirit has taken her in many different directions and avenues including cosmetology, writing and the music industry. After graduating cosmetology school with honors, she ascended to advanced academies and studied with innovators who shaped the hair care industry that we know today. This included the likes of Vivenne Mackinder, Geri Cosenza, Irvine Rusk, Horst Rechelbacher, Darren Brokaw and Robert Labetta. After mastering her craft, Monica joined the prestigious team of ...
Episode 20 With La Tanya Jackson
March 26, 2020 06:12 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBLa Tanya L. Jackson is 55 years old and the true organic, undisputed definition of a woman over 50, Black and Fabulous! A single mother of two college educated adult children and three grandchildren, LaTanya has defied all limitations of “it’s too late,” or “I’m too old” to achieve strongly desired goals. She returned to school to get a college degree at age 42 after being out of the academic arena for 25 years. She started by obtaining her Associates Degree in Liberal Arts one month prior t...
Episode 19 With Marvinetta Penn
March 21, 2020 02:11 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBToday’s guest is Marvinetta Penn, Executive Director of Global Girls, Inc. This is a 20 year old non-profit organization based on the boarder of the communities of South Shore and South Chicago. Through rigorous theatre and dance training, girls ages 5-18 develop essential life skills including self-awareness, resilience, tenacity and grit – all skills that help these girls succeed on the stage and in life. Marvinetta has worked with youth for nearly 40 years – 19 of those years were as a Ch...
Episode 18 With Karen Graham.
March 11, 2020 18:27 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBToday’s guest is a mover and shaker in the community of Alzheimer’s Research and Programming, particularly within communities of color. She has even examined programs in China to determine if and how this country’s program models may serve people of color in the United States. Born and raised in Chicago, Karen grew up with a voracious thirst for knowledge, and she particularly loved the sciences. She grew up with the desire to become a physician, but transitioned into Psychology. She has ach...
Episode 17 With Celeste K. Jones
March 05, 2020 00:44 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBCeleste K. Jones is an attorney with almost 25 years of experience advocating for the most vulnerable citizens of Cook County. Celeste has served her entire career at the Office of the Cook County Public Guardian’s Office protecting abused, neglected and dependent children and serving the needs and welfare of adults with disabilities. Celeste has also served most of her career in leadership and supervisory roles and currently serves as Legal Director of the Adult Guardianship Division of t...
Episode 16 With Tami Winfrey Harris
February 19, 2020 23:02 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MBTamara Winfrey Harris is an American author, columnist and speaker. She is currently Vice President of Community Leadership and Effective Philanthropy at Central Indiana Community Foundation. With a B.A. in Journalism from The Greenlee School at Iowa State University, Tami has developed a national reputation for writing about the intersection of race, culture and gender. She writes a regular column entitled “Some of Us Are Brave” for Bitch Media. She voices her social analysis and crit...