Makeda Smith, a 63-year-old grandmother who has received international notoriety for her dance flow movement practice, Flying Over 50, has announced a brand expansion during Women’s History Month. She is releasing her first book, “Flying Over 50 at Any Age, A 30-Day Self Journal for Speeding Past Limitations” on April 5, National Self Care Day. […]
Prominent Atlanta Leaders to Honor Dr. Rita Jackson Samuels for Her Impact on Women’s History
Atlanta, GA – While her hard work and perseverance earned Dr. Rita Jackson Samuels a spot in Black History Month, she is best known for making sure black women were included and for celebrating all women during Women’s History Month and beyond. This year, Dr. Samuels can take a bow as the Georgia Coalition of […]
Georgia Coalition of Black Women Salute Women in Government at Women’s History Month Celebration
Atlanta First Lady, Sarah E. Langford Reed, DeKalb Commissioner Mereda Davis Johnson, Dr. Eloisa Y. Kementich, and Senator Nan Orrock Honored Atlanta, GA – From the honorees to the speakers and invited guests, the prestigious women gathered for the Georgia Coalition of Black Women’s (GCBW) Women’s History Month celebration epitomized the words of President Obama’s […]
Where is Today’s Madame CJ Walker?
By Julianne Malveaux – Women entrepreneurs have a powerful role model when they consider Madame CJ Walker. One of our nation’s first female self-made millionaires, her story of combining herbs to develop and manufacture a hair pomade, of empowering tens of thousands of women as sales agents for her products, and of establishing a beauty […]
