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Precious Memories Customized Plaques is a family owned company that strongly supports finding a cure for the first survivor of Alzheimer’s disease. Toni Brown, Founder, created the customized plaques in 2013 as a unique gift idea with no intention of creating a business. Brown says she only wanted to help families share and capture memories for life. Over time the demand began to increase, and Precious Memories Customized Plaques was born. During this time, Brown has become an advocate and community educator for the Alzheimer’s Association. Toni is also a care giver to her Mother Juanita who is stage 4 Alzheimer’s and Dementia which is a daily struggle to see a loved one go through such a vicious disease. Each plaque is individually designed with pictures sent from the family or organization with customizable aspects which makes no two alike. These high-quality plaques come in a variety of sizes and colors and instantly makes a heartfelt impact as soon as someone lays their eyes on them. The most popular types are Memorials, Anniversaries, Pastor Appreciation and Birthdays. With each purchase, a portion of proceeds are donated to the Alzheimer’s Association for research and development for a cure.
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A Poetic Novel
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hat do you get when you have found the love of your life
and you find out that she has more secrets and more excuses than the Government? Do you pray and ask God for clarity? Do you go to the streets that raised you to get the answers? Do you look through weary eyes filled with distrust, or do you follow your heart because love conquers all‌.well this book is about to take you on that journey.
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WOGOAM is a group of women from all walks of life with the focus of Empowering, Encouraging and uplifting, strengthening, supporting one another Pushing one another into their unique and divine purposes that we are called to do. In this organization you will hear positivity, powerful testimonies, laughter, activities scripture quoting and reading. We have Ministers, Evangelists, Teachers, Prophets and Apostles who teach and help Spread the word of God. There is no judgement in this group nothing but love to spread. All Likeminded women are welcome to join this journey.
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Kivani Virgin Hair Company is the luxury hair extensions of Central Texas. We import top quality 100% virgin human hair. Our tag line is “Hair Laid with Purpose� because we are passionate about helping our communities. A percentage of each purchase is donated to help save a local life or organization in need. The other products we offer are protective storage/travel bags & edge control that lays edges for days!
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Professionally Sassy, LLC is a women's empowerment entity that seeks to not only inspire, encourage, and uplift, but also to EQUIP women to eliminate excuses and excel in life and business by offering proven faith-based life and business boot camps, workshops, and coaching programs featuring exclusive original books that help women to live their lives on their terms by God's grace. @ProfessionallySassy Professionally Sassy Business Woman @ProfessionSassy Contact information: Phone: 877-287-1197 Email: tammie@professionallysassy.me 12
Swag A Milli Empire has proven itself to be a strong brand, heavily powered by the music artist "Twuan Blaze" during the late 2013's. It blossomed and became a household name by the mid 2016's with music and fashion being the highlight. It would expand into becoming the parent company of the all new "Milli Iconz Xtensionz" by the early 2019's in collaboration with "Star Kelly" the goddess of beauty. Now that hair products were introduced into this collaboration, the female fanbase for the music artist began to skyrocket even more. This joint connection would then create the powerhouse "Swag A Milli Empire/Milli Iconz" that is wellknown to many ears when mentioned.
Photo: Star Kelly, Twuan Blaze
The spectacular artist himself and owner "Twuan Blaze" along with the beauty expert and Co-Owner "Star Kelly" perfected the perfect strategy that would shine major light on the magnificent brand. Music videos would be used as a platform to show off the products and merchandise that hailed from the company. With this enhancement, their empire began rising at an even faster pace, and create an epic mixture of now both swag and beauty. Just looking at the two idols, it's very easy to see how they are true representation of what beauty and swag combined looks like. Easy on the eyes we must say! Who says image isn't everything?
The world has begun yelling "Swag A Milli" when run-ins occur, and the amazing duo is spotted out. The brand is now expanding bigger as days pass by. There are images and videos floating around of the famous comedian/TV star "B. Simone" even yelling and flaunting the Swag A Milli brand clothing. Who knows what's next to come? Their journey is definitely proving to make a permanent mark and become a global empire for sure. This is just the beginning, but remember the motto created by the duo to stamp the globe: "KNOW DA BRAND, RECOGNIZE DA LABEL!" Shavonda Conner is the owner/gloss creator of LIP SWAG Cosmetic Lipgloss. An allnatural cruelty free lip gloss line, where you can create and customize your gloss. You choose the color, add flavors, glitters, essential oils, as well as the tubing of your choice, i.e. wand tube, squeeze tube or lip pen. We are an online only store with occasional, local pop up events. Please feel free to browse our website www.lipswaggloss.com and subscribe to our email list to for sale and event information. We also offer a monthly gloss subscription for $5.00 monthly you get 2 mini glosses and 1 free gift . Download the Wix App search: LIP SWAG.
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Rodney Dewayne is an inspiring and up and coming poet/author with one published and successful book already on his resume entitled "The Best Poet You Know." He is currently in the process of releasing his second book entitled "The Best Poet You Know Volume 2: Collector's Item." The public should also be on the lookout for his t-shirt clothing line. You can catch him in action as he takes his show on the road from city to city showcasing his talents in open-mic and poetry venues. This is his second appearance in Diamond Elite Magazine. He has appeared in three videos and has found himself on the air with radio station 94.5 the Beat.
Rodney Dewayne
@rodneyyyd
Rodney’s debut book The Best Poet You Know can be ordered from Barnes and Noble, Kindle and Amazon where it has received a five-star review! For information on booking, merchandise or encouragement follow him via social media.
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The 2019 Diamond Elite Magazine Awards launched in Waco, TX. This annual awards event will be the pillar for future events and invites entrepreneurs from all over to come and join the celebration! We look forward to 2020! Farrah Ratliff is passionate about helping women and men drop the weight of life and the physical weight that it brings on. Farrah is the founder of #D+D=T Dedication, Determination, Transformation Weight Loss/Life support group. With over six years of experience in overcoming her very own weight loss struggles she has been able to help others do the same. Monica Jefferson, who was the recipient of the Diamond of the Year Award, is a long-time hair stylist who has competed in many hair events and much more has recently launched her Baby Lu Glam line which is made up of lashes, lipsticks, and more cosmetics. Carla Dotson, wife and mother of three adult children. Carla is a La Vega high school graduate. After spending several years away in the Air Force. While attending TSTC she lived in Trendwood Apartments until she graduated and moved to Austin, TX to work for Dell Computers and then back to Waco, TX. Carla started her first venture into business with Entrendz Fashion with Orva Mccoy. The business lasted for a few years until she started working for the Department of Veterans affairs for 10 years before retiring in 2017. November 2017, Carla opened up Boardwalk on Elm full-time after the purchasing of the property located on Elm Avenue. The food truck has become a small community hub for conversation, laughter, and good fresh food. The food truck will launch a new mobile vehicle in 2020 as well as upgrades to the food truck park such as TVs, music, lighting and hopefully a new taco truck. Special thanks to Chantilly Speaks, Cuevas Peacock, Latricia Griffin, Tami Nutall-Jefferson, Justin Rice, Smoke Sumn BBQ, Fabian Brown, Tashita Bibles, Shakala Jefferson and all who were in attendance
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Pictured above: Orva McCoy, recipient of the Inspirational Award and Kandice Sherril, Founder of Diamond Elite Magazine Pictured Above: Teresa Cleveland and Farrah Ratliff
Pictured Left: Lakeathlyn Thompson, recipient of the Rising Entrepreneur Award
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Meet Nichole Davis Nichole is an author (LIVE & FORGIVE; LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST), motivational speaker, certified life coach, advocate, reiki healer, CEO of SPREAD YOUR WINGS Publishing CO, and CEO & Founder of IRISE, ABOVE, LLC. Nichole’s newest book A CRY FOR HELP (available Feb 2020) is her own personal account of her battle with God, Satan, and herself. in this transparent moment, you’ll see how she struggled with mental illness after being raped at 10, crawled through 2 domestic violence marriages, survived suicide attempts, being homeless with her kids, and the worst of all, having no mother’s shoulder to lean on. Nichole has spoken on several platforms. She looks forward to the opportunity to speak on many more with the goal of helping someone to rise above their traumatic test. “I feel if I just touch one person, I’ve done a great deal”. Some of Nichole’s topics are: How to Forgive for YOU, Not Them; Take Back Your Power; Your Past is Your Past; Don’t Let People Determine Who You Are; It’s Ok to Fall, just to name a few. She also works as an advocate for mental awareness (“It’s time we eradicate the stigma behind mental illnesses in our homes. Let’s stop the taboo talk about it”), DV, and, rape & molestation survivors. Her IRISE, ABOVE organization has created a movement where men and women, who have rose above their gateway, have come together, to help our brother or sister do the same. IRA’s vision is to celebrate the transparency and authenticity of rising above. Our mission is to provide the support and tools to help overcome the stagnation in our communities. “I am truly honored to have the men on my team. Because against societal norms of “you’re a man suck it up”, they have chosen to be honest with themselves. And that melts my heart”! IRISE, ABOVE looks forward to partnering with other organizations to bring a visible, positive impact on our communities.
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A resident of Tulsa, Oklahoma, Morrison, 32, earlier this year was deemed a keynote entrepreneur through Black Upstart. Also, he was named Oklahoma 40-and-under 40 in Business & Marketing in 2018, during which he successfully created business profits for hundreds of individuals that same year. As if those notable accolades aren’t enough to turn heads, Morrison ceremoniously launched Ebony Rise For Men in 2016, a credible product that was created primarily for men who struggle with beard growth and basic skincare regimes. Specifically created for ethnic men ages ranging in ages 18 to 65 — most notably those with coarse, curly, or oily facial hair — Morrison’s Ebony Rise For Men can customarily be applied virtually every day, thus growing consumers’ beard up to as much as two-to-four inches. Having joined Russell Brunson’s Inner Circle in 2015, Morrison told Making Headline News during a weekend interview that he deemed it especially necessary to start his own business, in large part because of numerous failed attempts to grow his beard. “I created (Ebony Rise For Men), because I was unable to grow facial hair and, after becoming bald, I wanted something to keep up with my look,” said Morrison, whose fledging business venture is supported mightily by a gallery of supporters, most notably his wife, Chephon Morrison. When all else failed, Carlos Morrison acknowledged, it was time he aggressively steps out on faith by strategically executing the unlikely trend of, well…stepping out of faith. Specifically created for ethnic men ages ranging in ages 18 to 65 — most notably those with coarse, curly, or oily facial hair — Morrison’s Ebony Rise For Men can customarily be applied virtually every day, thus growing consumers’ beard up to as much as two-to-four inches, as mentioned at shop.ebonyrise.com.
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Much to his delight, it wasn’t long thereafter that miraculously Morrison came up with a project that, to his credit, is making a strong case to have what this young entrepreneur hope is a global impact. It seems he’s well on his way to reaching such a milestone. “I tried many products, but still struggled with patches and dryness,” Morrison, a licensed CDL Class A truck driver, explained. Not to be outdone, though, this entrepreneurship guru had gone as far as to implement the essential result, a trend he didn’t shy away from until he reaped the favorable results he so desperately sought. LET’S RISE UP “(My products) have been used by individuals across the U.S. and in the Bahamas and Mexico,” Morrison said. “The purpose is to help men feel more confident and to help them take care of their beards the proper way with natural products manufactured in the U.S.” “I looked up ingredients that would solve issues and formulated oil with those ingredients that promoted hair growth,” Morrison, a former Marketing student at the University of Illinois at Springfield, recalled. And the rest, as they say, was history. Fortunately for Morrison, Ebony Rise For Men has been on the rise for three years. And counting. Interestingly, Morrison’s invention is steadily making its presence felt, particularly outside of the United States. “(My products) have been used by individuals across the U.S. and in the Bahamas and Mexico,” Morrison said. “The purpose is to help men feel more confident and to help them take care of their beards the proper way with natural products manufactured “My goal is to inspire men of color who needed a product designed specifically for them that they can have a great routine that produces amazing results.” To his credit, he’s doing just that, all the while having a constant global impact in the process. For more information on Tulsa, Oklahoma-area Businessman Carlos Morrison of Ebony Rise For Men, connect with him via email at myebonyrise@gmail.com. Also, follow him on Instagram at Ebony Rise Online
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