Happy Birthday to ME! 🎂 On this special day, I will share this with you…In 64 trips around the sun, what I’ve learned about life is that we have to be our own center of JOY. This journey will have so many disappointments if our expectations are that other people are responsible for our happiness. My mother always says “That’s a blessing!” when even the smallest piece of good news is found in a bad situation. God can show up BIG TIME in the smallest ways. I have had so many blessings - countless ways that God has showed up for me. I believe that we are an extension of God’s hand. We have to be the light that we seek in this world. Another one of my mother’s sayings that I’ve adopted and I hope you do too is, when someone asks her how she is she’ll say “I’m BLESSED and HIGHLY FAVORED and getting better every day! 🙏🏾 🎉 Thank you, @cazandomemorias for the beautiful photos.
Be proud of how you’ve been handling these past months - the silent battles you’ve fought, the times you’ve had to pick yourself up and pat your own self on the back. Celebrate yourself. Wishing you an amazing day! 🩵🤍
FAM, the JULY issue of our MAGNOLIA Monthly newsletter is here! Check out the latest from the S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls! 💜 https://conta.cc/3T9BW1M
Thank you SPEAKERS Magazine for kicking off my July birthday month featuring me on your cover. 🤍 Loved talking about my career in journalism, growing up in Detroit, graduating from Spelman College and creating the S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls. Link to issue: https://speakersmagazine.com/july-2026-issue/
What a beautiful afternoon celebrating 10 years of the S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls! This anniversary brunch - hosted at the beautiful home of Board Secretary Lisa Gilford - was filled with so much love, laughter, hugs, and gratitude. Looking around the room, I saw so many dear friends who have been on this journey with me from the very beginning - people who believed in this vision, cheered me on, showed up time and again, and helped make our mission possible. Your friendship, generosity and unwavering support have meant more than you’ll ever know. Celebrating this milestone together reminded me that while the Foundation has impacted the lives of countless girls and young women, none of it would have happened without an incredible community standing beside me. My heart is full and I’m so grateful we could celebrate this special moment together. Here’s to the memories we’ve made and to the lives we’ll continue to change in the years ahead. 💜
RIP Clive Davis 🎶 Legend. Icon. A man whose impact on the music industry has been immeasurable and has influenced multiple generations. 🙏🏾
I love you and miss you. Until we can dance together, again…💙
Celebrating Juneteenth at one of my favorite places - Blackbird House!
Thank you to my beautiful tribe of girlfriends who came out to celebrate the S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls’ 10th Anniversary of empowering underserved girls and young women. Our amazing Board Secretary Lisa Gilford hosted a festive brunch at her beautiful home. Love you, Lisa! 😘 Thank you to the many friends who were there in spirit and sent their support for our mission. I appreciate you so much. You have been crucial to our success. 🙏🏾 I love and appreciate each and every one of you. More pics to come! 💜 shaunfoundationforgirls.org/donate
It’s our ANNIVERSARY! 🎉 TEN YEARS AND WE ARE CELEBRATING! 🥳 In 2016, I created the S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls with a mission of making sure that underserved girls and young women across the country have the resources and support they need to thrive. Ten years later, the work is bigger, bolder and more necessary than ever. To every supporter, partner, donor and believer who has been on this journey with us - THANK YOU. You helped make this possible. 🙏🏽 Here’s to the next ten years. The girls are counting on us! 💜
Last week, while I was working in New York, I got a chance to go see the Broadway play, August Wilson’s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” starring my friends Taraji P Henson (who took us onstage for pics!) and Cedric the Entertainer! AMAZING! Angela Basset also came out to support. My girl Melanie and I meet some of the other cast members- the incredible Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Joshua Boone, Abigail Onwunali,Nimene Sierra Wureh, and Tripp Taylor. If you’re in NY, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone is a must see! 🎭
So proud of my nephew, David! I spent the weekend in Atlanta with my family cheering David on as he graduated from Paideia High School and heading to Mississippi Valley State College! We love you, David! Keep soaring! 👨🏾🎓
