Quita Bride I Communications Manager
Professional Press Release Writer
Tom Joyner Foundation & BetMGM Offer Opportunities to HBCU Students
The Tom Joyner Foundation, a driving force behind scholarship distribution and fundraising for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and BetMGM, a leading sports betting and iGaming operator, are partnering to offer an Executive Series to HBCUs nationwide beginning this Fall.
Published Freelance Writer
‘My Valentine Crush’ Gives Star Closure
While filming her upcoming BET+ film My Valentine Crush, Smith experienced a bit of déjà vu. Similarly, to her character Krystal Johnson, Smith was once pushed to choose between two men she adored.
Graceful Magic
Allison Jenkins is a “gypsy” of sorts, a nomad of musical style. The singer/songwriter seamlessly drifts back and forth from jazz to rock, wooing listeners with each note and lyric she leaves behind. The lead vocalist of the Jackson jazz trio Swing De Paris and the rock band Wooden Finger, Jenkins talked with BOOM Jackson about how she found herself entrenched in what she describes as a “mysterious magical art.”
A Star is Born
It all started with ducks. As a little girl, Jamie Nash would go visit her grandmother, Jessie Nash, in Memphis. When Nash was in third grade, she and her grandmother, who loved art and design, visited Chickasaw Gardens to paint portraits of ducks. t made her hungry to discover more ways to be expressive. Now Nash, a 25-year-old Madison native, designs and handcrafts jewelry, proving with every piece that the smallest details make the boldest statements.