My Work

Branding

Madame Noire Business: Erica Dixon Dishes On Branching Into Entrepreneurship With Klass 6 Hair & Dress Lines
Madame Noire Business: PR Lessons From That Infamous Elevator Video: Keep Your Cool. You’re Always Being Watched.
Madame Noire Business: 5 Personal Branding Mistakes You Should Avoid

Business

Madame Noire Business: How to Grow Your Business By Giving Away Free Stuff
Madame Noire Business:  5 Ways to Become a Better Networker This Year
Madame Noire Business: How Hiring a Consultant Can Save Your Business Time and Money
Madame Noire Business: Celebrity Make Up Artists & Fashion Experts Share Tips For Creative Careers On The Beat & Snatched Tour
Madame Noire Business: Lexy Panterra Talks About the Highs & Lows Of Her Celebrity-Filled Twerking Fitness Class, LexTwerkout
Madame Noire Business:  “Know Your Value”: Celeb Makeup Artist Mimi J Dishes On Making It In The World Of Beauty
Madame Noire Business: Wanda Grace Designer Laurie Underwood Branches Out To Face Challenges of a Crowded Market

Madame Noire Business: Blavity Co-Founder Morgan DeBaun on Creating a Digital Platform for the Black Community
Madame Noire Business: Harlem’s Fashion Row Celebrates Black Fashion & Business With 7th Annual Fashion Show & Awards
Madame Noire Business: Haute Kinky Hair CEO Toni Murray on the Details of Running a Naturally-Textured Hair Company
Madame Noire Business: Thundercakes Founder Courtnee Futch Took a Dorm Room Baking Business to the Big Stage
MadameNoire Business: Chef Roble Launches Signature Fragrance Clique by Roble on Shop HQ
Madame Noire Business: “Spend With a Purpose”: My Culture Hub is an Outlet for Authentic Ethnic Online Shopping
Madame Noire Business: Angela Jones On Why Black Entrepreneurs Should Diversify
Madame Noire Business: How Thank God I’m Natural Founder Chris-Tia Donaldson Took Her Haircare Company To Target
Madame Noire Business: Publicist Sasha Brookner Shares Her Keys For Launching Success Artists & PR Firms
MadameNoire Business: ‘Power’ Showrunner Courtney Kemp Agboh Talks Making It In The TV Industry
MadameNoire Business: Dr. Denyse Ray: Making Strides As A Business Woman in Hawaii
MadameNoire Business: A Q&A With Nubian Hair Oasis Founder Donnet Bruce
MadameNoire Business: Why Desiree Verdejo Quit Practicing Law To Open An Ingredient-Conscious Beauty Boutique for Black Women
Madame Noire Business: 5 Tax Tips for Freelancers
MadameNoire Business: Last Minute Tax Filing: Doing It Yourself vs. Hiring a Professional
Huff Post Women: 15 Life Lessons Learned After Launching My Podcast
XO Necole: 10 Things You Should Know Before Launching Your First Podcast
MadameNoire Business: Global Travel Pop-Up Launches First Excursion To Cuba For January 2017
Maker’s Row: 10 Tips For Launching A Successful Podcast
Huffington Post: 10 Things To Know Before Launching A Podcast
Amp The Brand: The Power of the Podcast: How To Use Podcasting To Amp Your Brand

Fashion

Huffington Post  Black Girls Killing it Founder Neil Alvin on How He Built a Community for Black Fashionistas
MadameNoire: The Word ‘No’ Means Nothings: Celebrity Olori Swank On How to Make it As An Entrepreneur
MadameNoire: I Wore Bright Suits To Work For A Week & Killed It. Here’s how you can, too.

Beauty

Blinging Beauty: Event Recap: Blinging Beauty Attends Optimum Amla Legend Style Society Event at Dream NYC
Blinging Beauty: Budget Beauty Tuesday: Editor’s Pick—Black Radiance Perfect Tone Lipstick
Blinging Beauty: Product Review- La Fresh Nail Polish Remover Wipes
Blinging Beauty: Event Recap: Tweezerman Brush iQ Product Launch
Blinging Beauty: Trending—Black History Month: Beauty Icons Then and Now – Cicely Tyson & Lupita Nyong’o
Blinging Beauty: Product Review—Body Care: Babor Energizing Line in Lime Mandarin
Blinging Beauty: Headlines: Refresh Your Spring Look with Outre Quick Weave Complete Cap Isabel
Blinging Beauty: Date Night Makeup: Get the Look – Lupita Nyong’o’s Smokey Eye Look a 12 Year a Slave 
Blinging Beauty: Budget Beauty Tuesday – Milani Eye Tech Extreme, Best Bang for your buck Black Eyeliner
Madame Noire Business:  “Know Your Value”: Celeb Makeup Artist Mimi J Dishes On Making It In The World Of Beauty
Blinging Beauty: Trending—Nude Attitude: Editor’s Picks — Best Nude Lip Glosses for Brown Skin
Blinging Beauty:  What I’m Trying Now- Skin Care: LashEm 3-in-1 Eye Bright
Blinging Beauty: Trending- Date Night: Try Outre QuickWeave Complete Cap Joy for Sexy Hair
Blinging Beauty: Budget Beauty Tuesday Review—Makeup: Flower Beauty Kiss Stick Lipstick in Desert Flower

Blinging Beauty: Product Review- Jason Gluten-Free Hand & Body Lotion
StyleBlazer: 10 Body Butters and Creams to Combat Dry Skin
StyleBlazer: 10 Must-Try Products To Keep Your Curly Weave Moisturized
StyleBlazer: L’OCCITANE Mother’s Day Gift Sets
StyleBlazer: Best Non-Toxic Nail Polishes
MadameNoire Business: How Love Aunt Bonnie Is Bringing Brown Beauty Media To The Forefront

 

Hair

It’s a Wig: Ladies Talk: “4 Wig gift Ideas for the Holidays”
It’s a Wig: Ladies Talk :“3 Wigs to Spice Up Your Holiday Style”
It’s a Wig: Ladies Talk: “Wiggin’ it with Wendy Williams”
It’s a Wig: Ladies Talk: “5 Tips for How to Take Care of Your Hair UnderWigs”
It’s A Wig: Ladies Talk: “Product Spotlight: It’s a Wig! Half Wig Runaway”
It’s A Wig: Ladies Talk: “Get Red Carpet Ready With It’s a Wig!”
It‘s A Wig: Ladies Talk: “Hair Diaries: 3 Tips for Transitioning from Summer Fab to Fall Fierce”
It’s a Wig: Ladies Talk: Wig Spotlight: L Part Lassie
It’s a Wig: Ladies Talk: How to Get the Hair of Your  Favorite Golden Globes 2014 Looks
California Lace Wigs & Weaves: 4 Ways to Combat Hair Loss Naturally
It’s a Wig: Ladies Talk 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Wigs
Madame Noire: 13 Wigs for Protective Styling This Winter
It’s a Wig:Ladies Talk: 6 Wig Coloring Tips from a Coloring Professional
Blinging Beauty: Dark & Lovely Au Naturale Anti-Breakage Collection Launch in NYC
Blinging Beauty: Headlines: Sexy,Summer Hair With International Hair Company Deep Wave Hair
Madame Noire: Model & Entrepreneur Nene Marks Gives Us A Peek Inside Her Haircare Brand, Nene’s Secret
StyleBlazer: 10 Natural Hair Extension Brands You Need To Know

Career Development:

2010- 2013: Princeton University Career Services Student Blog
LinkedIn: 10 Ways to Rock Your Next Interview
Huffington Post: 2 Reasons Why You Are The Bomb
Huffington Post: From Princeton To The NFL: Caraun Reid Shares His Success Story

Opinion

The Huffington Post: How “The Accident” Made me Forever Grateful For My Mother
Madame Noire: “For Real? You think I’m Trying to Sleep With You If I Talk to You?
Madame Noire: “Iphoneless for Ten Hours: My Survival Story”
Madame Noire:  “Perm Virgin: Diary of a Natural Hair Lifer”
CBS Corporation:  A Reflection on Four Years Interning with CBS
Madame Noire: Why Every Girl Needs a Girlfriend
Madame Noire: Black Women in the Ivy League: “Everything’s Not so Pretty at the Top”
The Huffington Post: An Open Letter about Life After College
The Huffington Post: Black Men at Princeton Share Their Experiences
The Huffington Post: How Helping a Drunk Batman Can Make You Extremely Successful
MadameNoire: Why You Experience A Hip Hop Festival Atleast Once In Your Life

Fashion

Madame Noire: Shay Tucker, Founder of A Thick Girl’s Closet, Shares her Fashion Blogging Tips
It’s a Wig: Ladies Talk It’s a Wig! & Nicholas K Collaborate for New York Fashion Week
HuffPost Style: How to Take Your Work Outfit From Day to Night
StyleBlazer: Get The Perfect Mani With Press-On Nails

Entertainment:

Madame Noire: “Best Date Night Ever: How to Get Your Boyfriend to Watch Scandal With You”
Madame Noire: “Have you ever been Karrueched?”
Madame Noire: Dancer Miss Ksyn Talks Working in Entertainment, Touring with Beyonce & Career Highlights
Hello Giggles: BRB fangirling over Quvenzhane Wallis’ Adorable Fashion Photo Shoot
Hello Giggles: Settle in, and watch Shonda Rhimes give the most moving speech about women in Hollywood
MadameNoire Business: Hot 97 Execs Share Their Vision & Expectations for Summer Jam 2015
StyleBlazer: Power Star Naturi Naughton on The Power of TV Makeup and a Beauty Routine
No Lies Told Then: Twitter Interview with Torri Oats and Rana Campbell
Madame Noire Business: Hot 97 TT Torrez On Making It in the Radio Industry
MadameNoire Business: Mainstream film has a race problem. Every Single Word Spoken Is Proving This.
MadameNoire: Jasmine Sanders of The D.L Hughley Show On Being A Woman In Radio: “They Look At Us Like We’re Disposable”

Health

Madame Noire: Looking for a Sexy Workout? Try Brukwine.
Black Fitness Today: “Damn, Can I Work Out in Peace?”
XOJane Magazine: “Damn, Can I Work Out in Peace?”
Clutch Magazine: “Damn, Can I Work Out in Peace?”
So Selfish Magazine: “Damn, Can I Work Out in Peace?”
Madame Noire: LaTrisha Reid Beat Stage 3 Ovarian Cancer While Pregnant
MadameNoire: In 2 years, Brittne Jackson has built an online fitness business. Here’s how you can do it, too. 

Mass Incarceration:

Madame Noire: From the Inner City, to Princeton, to Volunteering in Prison
Clutch Magazine: Six Lessons I Learned from Volunteering in Prison
Our Legaci: I Just Called the Cops on a Group of Young Black Boys
The Huffington Post: I Just Called the Cops on a Group of Young Black Boys
The Huffington Post: Seven Lessons I Learned From Volunteering in Prison
Vera Institute of Justice: Unlocking Potential: From Prison to Cambridge
Vera Institute of Justice: Unlocking Potential: Building Leaders Through Education
The Huffington Post: You Never Get Used to Going to Prison
Vera Institute of Justice: Unlocking Potential Using Media to Shift Perspectives
Vera Institute of Justice: Unlocking Potential: Lessons from San Quentin
Vera Institute of Justice : Unlocking Potential: The Rewards of Teaching in Prison
Vera Institute of Justice: Unlocking Potential: Employers Must Understand Their Role in Post-incarceration Success
Vera Institute of Justice: Unlocking Potential: Getting on the Same Page for Prison Education
Vera Institute of Justice: Unlocking Potential: Viewing Prison Education As a Smart Investment
Vera Institute of Justice: Unlocking Potential: Prison Education As A Pathway To Reentry

 

Education

Vera Institute of Justice: Reflecting on Mandela’s ‘Education as Weapon to Change the World’ 
Madame Noire Standout Divine 9 Chapters Doing Good in the Community

Culture/Film

Lost Boy: The Interview
Madame Noire: New Black Fest Highlights Importance of Black Theater and Diverse Black Film
Madame Noire: Dare To Dream Network Hopes To Impact Urban America Through Holistic “Practical Christianity”
Blavity: Black-ish writer Damilare Sonoiki Discusses The History Behind Viral Trailer For ‘African Booty Scratcher’

Creative Direction

2013: Madeo by Mary Adeogun Spring 2013 Collection Photoshoot

Email Newsletters:

California Lace Wigs and Weave: Get the Scoop on Winter Haircare
California Lace Wigs and Weave (2)
California Lace Wigs and Weave: Celebrity Style Advice (3)
California Lace Wigs and Weave (4)
California Lace Wigs and Weave (5)
California Lace Wigs and Weave: Holiday Email
California Lace Wigs and Weave (7)

Bio (Print):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advertorials (Print):