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Khalia Deborah
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Content
ISSUE III
Don’t let fear stop what God has called you to do.
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JOURNEY INNOVATTIONS
SOULESTIAL fINDS
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NOTE2QUEENS
BOSSMOM
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MIZZ.CHAMBERS
PANAMA VISUAL ARTIST
MIKAS EYEBROW TUTORIAL
BOUNCEDOLLS
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THE STARTUP BC
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BLACKSGIRLSNEWORK
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VINTAGE EXTINCTION
“I’ve survived one of my biggest fears”
Dear Readers,
Editor’s Letter
When we are young our fears are small figments that go away over time.Growing up I use to think that fear was something that could stop me .With progression of time ,I realized that fear didn’t really exist. After facing one of my biggest fears which was losing my parents I found out that the only thing that could stop me was myself.The fear of a life without my parents had me think I wasn’t ready to live without them.I fear what kind of person I would be without their guidance.Now living my life with them gone, I’ve learned that fear wasn’t something that could stop me unless I allowed the figment of it to.We all have what we believe are our fears but it’s up to us to know the strength placed in us that helps us overcome what we think will stop us.
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“My Fears played a part because it let me know just how qualified and worthy I am�
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“The same stuff people thought was corney are the same things that make me money and dope today.”
halia Deborah is a Mom Boss qualified as a financial specialist, photographer, life and transformational business coach, and mother. In 2016, Deborah gained one of her first clients who launched their brand. After such a great accomplishment she was able to start her own brand “Khalia LLC.” Her brand allows her to assist clients with building a partnership by launching and growing their brand. Although today she stands as women who is qualified she didn’t always feel that way. She helps her clients to embrace their story and connect to their brand. Her uniqueness to take people’s struggles and show them how to embrace it has been a gift she presents to all she touches. She expressed how the year she had her son was her hardest years she felt like everything was stripped away from her. Her son has been her biggest blessing. As she pushed through feelings of unworthiness, Khalia is a rock out star in guiding herself and others into success.
MakeUpByMika Even the most successful people in their career have fears when it comes to just starting.In the beginning of her makeup career, she was extremely nervous.Questions like , How will people receive this? Will people be happy about my endeavor? Will they think I’m a good artist? Will my clients be satisfied? What if they don’t really like it and think I suck? Hat constantly ran through her mind. She would sometimes hesitate posting her work or even promoting herself. All of this because she feared failure. I was scared to try my best and still fail. It wasn’t until she had an in-depth conversation with my beloved parents about where she wanted to go in life that made me fearless.That day forever changed her life and my perspective because she received many valuable pieces of advice that really resonated with me. One of them being, “To never try at all would be true failure; Constructing the plan and executing is true success in itself, regardless of the outcome.”
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That piece of advice made her understand that there was nothing that she should fear about failure because she was already successful in a sense .The fact that she sat down and put her mind to becoming a makeup artist was already a small win because she found her purpose.She knew that she wanted to make people feel better with her talents and really connect with people by doing what she knew best. She could no longer let my fears of failing cripple me. After that specific conversation, She changed her whole business strategy by tapping into her 1000% commit level, a level that was unreachable before due to her fears. She quit her full time job soon after, in that same year, and haven’t worked a full time job since. In the end, she so grateful that she didn’t let her fears overpower her because if so,she wouldn’t be half of the person I am today.
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Eyebrow Tutorial
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Michelle Nichole Michelle is a Global hair artist with 12 years in the salon business. As a trailblazer in the salon industry her establishment ‘Bounce Dolls’ has elevated her beyond measures. Coming from a unconventional upbringing pushed her to want more for herself. She is also a mother who encourages her children to not put limits on what they can do. She realized after attending hair school and working at a salon that was closing she urged for something of her own. Her ability to create hairstyles has made her clients walk away feeling beautiful and glamorous. Her consistent endeavors has enabled her to style well known artist such as Marsha Ambrosius. Michelle has also had the luxury of traveling to foreign countries like Tokyo, Japan .She has also been apart of NYFW creating looks for models of lines ofr Lisa Nicole. Behind her talents and beauty she has struggled with public speaking which has been a obstacle she is overcoming. Michelle has the mindset of a go getter which has allowed her to share her story and be able to speak in front of hundreds of people.
“I wanted to share my story to help someone who is allowing fear to stop their greater purpose�
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Tanisha Chambers
Tanisha is a proud poet, motivator, and profound author of the children’s book called “Zuri and the Monster”. Her love for creating stories and overcoming past fears encouraged her to publish her book.Chambers drive to reach the young girls in her culture and add diversity to children books shows through her works. Her books provide representation of African American families in a normal light. The children’s book “Zuri and the Monster” tells a story about a little girl who goes on a hunt for monster in her room. The main character “Zuri” was made in the reflection of her ten year old sister who inspired her novel. Despite her fear of starting her brand, she did not allow herself to feel shy or lost by enabling what God put in place for her. As an author she faced challenges with not having a team to help pursue her dream while working full time. With all these challenges her courageous steps overshadows her trials in achieving her goal to show young black girls that there are books for people like them.
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“When you work on yourself on the inside you start to feel better on the outside.”
Diane is a woman who has overcome adversities and is now walking in her in purpose by helping women heal who are battling with low self esteem and depression. Diane’s brand is “Note2Queens” which helps women through adversity. Diana truly flourished after suffering from depression from the loss of her father at 15 years. Weight gain and obesity were also large factors in her depression. As time progressed she felt as though women need to write notes to themselves expressing their worth, beauty, and love. She has been on a mission with hosting women empowerment events and attending seminars. Her ability to write has brought her recent stage play ‘Enemy in the Mirror’ to life approaching concern about obesity, anorexia, and colorism among African American women. The play has presented awareness to these issues by shedding light on where they stem from and how they have affect women in their adulthood. Diane is blessed with the strength to be able to encourage and go beyond for women despite her past. Her challenges and experiences with life continues to motivate her to help women with mental health. She has taken over her life with living better by becoming a vegetarian and working on herself every chance she gets! Diane is eager to help individuals, groups, and family suffering in silence through her brand and plays. Diana stands as a true treasure of strong will in her work.
Giana De Dier Visual Artist
Dier’s artwork has mainly been focused around the topic of identity and mixed media as a medium for the last 5 years. She been focusing specifically on deconstructing and reconstructing images through collage for the last 6 months. She worked collage before but not with this intensity. She’s inspired by black people and cultural manifestations throughout the African Diaspora. She’s inspired by our resilience and how we adapt and create. I´m always looking at how people reinvent themselves through artistic expressions. Her artwork currently focuses in deconstructing the images we see of black women in the media and in magazines and reframing how we see each other and how we are seen as black women. The artwork also shows a diversity that is not commonly found in print or TV. in Panama, although it is very common throughout the country. In a way, these are a commentary on beauty standards and how we need to re-think how we see and present the black female body. Also being aware that there is no one way of being and how multi-faceted we are as people. Social media: @gianadedierstudio on Instagram and Facebook
“We realized that handling whatever scares you the most head on, gives you the power to critique,dissect,understand it thoroughly while breaking down many times self-imposed barriers.�
BlackGirlsNetwork
The power to bring women together through networking has allowed one event to flourish into a powerhouse titled "BlackGirlsNetwork." Their experience with planning after three weeks and finding a venue a week before ensured a powerful movement. Taji and Bam are two young women behind connecting women of color through networking. Black Girls Network is a platform helping African American women who have businesses and brands network with one another through meetups. Their brand has built a foundation for women of color to connect through them. It has shown that black women can work with one another within their community.They are strong advocates for women standing together as a culture guiding and supporting one another. Taij and Bam are mothers who take pride in teaching and molding their children to be prepared for what the world has in store for them. Black Girl Network has become an extension of their motherly love into the community. These women are free
spirits as they welcome African American women in business to come bond and share their similar aspirations.
“ As women there is more power in us helping each other than tearing one another down.�
B E H I N D T H E S C E N E S
Editor In Chief Caroline A Senion Photographer Taylor Mosley Fashion Stylist Saniyyah Bilal Rich Stokes Designs By ThesePinkLips MakeUp Artist Shamika Bonney Queen Team Naquasia Ramsey Sierra Clark Monaya Cleveland
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“ Some women fear fire ,some simply become it� -R.H.Sin
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