Mom, look!! WOMAN OF THE YEAR! Thank you WIN AWARDS & Women’s Image Network for this incredible honor that promotes media images that advance the value of women. I’m so very grateful to be given this award that recognizes my television career and philanthropy through the S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls. And BIG LOVE to my dear friend and Advisory Board member Vanessa Bell Calloway for presenting this award to me. And my girls Marissa Nance and Emily Jackson who always cheer me on! God is good! 💜
Scenes from our S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls 3rd Annual SHE LEADS: Empowering Nonprofit Leaders for Girls Conference.
I am beyond honored to receive the Woman of the Year Award from the Women’s Image Network! 💜WIN celebrates excellence in media while championing the value, voices and contributions of women and girls. To be recognized for work that extends beyond the screen and into the lives of girls and young women through the S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls makes this honor especially meaningful. ✨Thank you, WIN Awards, for this incredible recognition! Here’s to continuing to use our voices, platforms, and influence to inspire change and open doors for the next generation. 💜
Thank you, FOX 11, for the wonderful report on our SHE LEADS Conference!
I am thrilled to announce that former Vice President Kamala Harris will be our special guest at the 3rd Annual S.H.A.U.N. Foundation for Girls SHE LEADS: Empowering Nonprofit Leaders for Girls conference.
VP Harris will join us for a powerful conversation about protecting the rights and expanding opportunities for girls and young women - especially those growing up in economically disadvantaged communities.
As leaders from girl-centered nonprofits gather from across the country, this conversation comes at an important time. The work of protecting, empowering and creating pathways to opportunity for girls requires courage, leadership and a commitment to making sure every girl has the chance to reach her full potential.
I am deeply honored to welcome Vice President Harris to SHE LEADS and to have her share her perspective with the women who are on the front lines of this work every day.
Wishing you a beautiful Sunday! Remember to include your SELF CARE on your To Do list!💝
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the BEST MOMMY in the WORLD! LOVE you SOOO MUCH!🎂🥳🎊🎉🎁🎈
The rain could not dampen a beautiful LABOR DAY WHITE Party at The Allen’s! 🤍 My dear friends Byron Allen and Jennifer Lucas hosted such a fun gathering with delicious food, great music and guests who brought such good energy. Through the raindrops, the view was still beautiful. And, just in time, the sun decided to make an appearance. ☀️ Byron and Jennifer…Love you, guys! 😘
The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art has landed in Exposition Park in Los Angeles! So happy to see my beautiful friend Mellody Hobson and George Lucas - I was at their wedding reception years ago and to see this extraordinary museum that they have built together was a full circle moment for me. There is so much to see! The 300,000 square foot, 5-story museum celebrates the power of visual storytelling and explores how images move us and shape our collective memory. The museum officially opens Sept. 22nd. I hope you have a chance to visit!
One of my favorite gatherings on #marthasvineyard 🩷 My dear friend, Debra Lee, brings together so many incredible women for a beautiful afternoon. Leading Women Defined is about uniting Sisterhood and elevating change for women everywhere. 🌺
The Vineyard ICON Awards on #MarthasVineyard is a really beautiful event. Kudos to Erin Goldson for curating such beautiful setting with amazing guests and honoring such amazing icons: Sylvia Rhone, Eric Holder, Dr. Sharon Malone and Tarrus Richardson.
The Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival is a huge attraction for visitors to the island in August. I had a great time moderating a discussion on the upcoming documentary - The Brittney Griner Story - with Alex Stapleton who directed the film for ESPN Originals and Lindsay Kagawa Colas Brittney’s agent and EP. It explores the WNBA star’s rise to basketball fame, her harrowing 10-month detainment in Russia after being arrested for carrying vape cartridges with less than 1 gram of cannabis oil and the intense geopolitical campaign that led to her release. Thank you to my friends Stephanie Tavares-Rance and Floyd Rance who founded the festival. 🎥 Photo Credit: Arnold Turner
I’ve known John Legend since the start of his career but, I didn’t know he had a dog food brand! In Martha’s Vineyard, I was invited by my friend Honor McGee to DOG DAYS OF SUMMER - a fun backyard reception (furry friends included) to learn about this venture with John and his colleagues at Kismet Pets alongside Dr. Kwane Stewart and Jay Lundy. 🐶
