Even though I love Twitter, I can honestly say that I’ve never had an official obsession with the site. In fact, I always found pride in the fact that I’ve never really been officially obsessed with any social network. But that, my friends, was before Pinterest. When I first received an invitation to check it out, I dabbled around with it but didn’t really take the time to explore and get all into it. However, [...]

My baby, The Red Pump Project, is a finalist for Best Cause Campaign in the Inaugural Black Celebrity Giving Awards. While we’re technically a nonprofit, our call to encourage women to rock red pumps to represent the strength and courage of women affected by HIV/AIDS ramps up every year around National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (March 10th). I don’t know who nominated us but I love what they submitted: I would like to [...]

Yesterday, I posted my second article on the Examiner.com discussing African-American philanthropy. For this article, I had the chance to talk with David W., a friend of a friend (Brian), who is involved with many charitable organizations and serves on the board of some Chicago nonprofits as well. You can read the article here! In the article, I also plug an event for the Primo Center for Women and Children. The event, RedHot Cocktails will [...]

While I’m totally aware that Black History Month is almost over, I still felt that it was important for me to profile African-American individuals and organizations which are at the forefront of philanthropy within the community. The four-part series will introduce readers to the following roles: The Communicator, The Adviser, The Grant-Maker, and The Giver. The first installment profiles the wonderful Tracey over at BlackGivesBack, a blog dedicated to highlighting philanthropic events and initiatives within [...]