Sistah's Place June 2022 Issue

JUNE 2022 / ISSUE 2 SISTAH’S PLACECONTENTS

literary: COVER Story: Business: Mental Health:

8-10 Judy A. Hewitt- Forgiveness, Healing & Purpose by Marcie Hill

12-15 Myrna Gale: Trusts God & Serves Her Community by Marcie Hill

17-19 How Do You Think About Money? by Shurvone Wright

21-22 Juneteenth Where Are we Now by Dr. Barbara Evans

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WEALTH:

Health, Wealth, and Legacy by Pillar Henderson-Smith

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MYRNA GALE:

Trusts God & Serves

Her Community by Marcie Hill

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Words from Our CEO

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Contributors & Editors

Cover Design-Tyron Roshantha Magazine Layout Graphic Design- Nizngr Cover Story Photo Credit- Cedric Mohr Photography www.sistahsplace.com

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Welcome to June 2022From The Desk Our Chief Editor & CEO

We Celebrate our Heritage & Family during Juneteenth Month

Sistah’s Place was birthed on June 15, 2015! Can you believe it’s been seven amazing years? We have experienced growth, inspired women around the globe, and continue to serve our community. We are looking forward to celebrating many more years.

We are here to serve our community by sharing others truth, purpose, passion, and wisdom to lead a generation destined for greatness. We honor and celebrate where we come from and where we are going. In honor of Juneteenth, we we will be celebrating the men and women who graced our platform across all of our social media from 2015 to Present. We are celebrating our ancenstors triumph journey to freedom.

Juneteenth represents the celebration of freedom of a people. Freedom is more than a State of Mind that no man can take from a people. We stand on the backs of our ancenstors to tell their stories of truth, instill values of worth, define our legacy, rebuild our family, and pass down knowledge to thrive not just survive.

I will leave you with one of my favorite women in history quote in honor of Juneteenth Month, “Hold those things that tell your history and protect them. During slavery, who was able to read or write or keep anything? The ability to have somebody to tell your story to is so important. It says: ‘I was here. I may be sold tomorrow. But you know I was here.’ ” —Maya Angelou

@authorLetriseLetriseCLetrise@sistahsplace.com

Letrise T. Carter Founder and Chief Editor

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Editors

SISTAH’S

Carmen Elle Sr. Editor

PLACE TEAM

Carmen Elle is an author and editor from Columbus, Ohio. A self-proclaimed book nerd, Carmen holds an M.A. in English and Creative Writing from Southern New Hampshire University and currently serves as Senior Editor for Sistah’s Place Magazine and works as a literary coach with the incredible collective, Literary B.A.E., helping writers just like herself take their manuscripts from computer file to books in the hands of their readers. www.carmenelle.com

Editors

Contributors

Marcie Hill

Jennifer Brown Banks Sr. Editor/Contributor

Jennifer Brown Banks is an award-winning content creator, creative strategist, editor, author, columnist and writer-entrepreneur. Over the decades, her articles, poetry and commentary pieces have appeared extensively in print and online publications which include Today’s Black Woman Magazine, Chicago Sun-Times, Being Single Magazine, Rigorous Journal and Rolling Out. Banks holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management. She formerly served on the board of directors of Chicago Writers Association for ten years. Learn more at Newsbreak.com. www.original.newsbreak.com/@ jennifer-brown-banks-561129

Marcie Hill is a freelance writer, blogger, trainer, and author who left her job and a 12-year career in human resources to pursue her dream of writing. She owns three blogs; has authored and self-published eight books, and has presented at national and local writing, blogging, and social media conferences. She is currently working toward making her dreams come true and helping others do the same. Visit her website www.marciewrites.com

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Dr. Barbara Evans

Dr. Barbara Evans, EdD, LCPC is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. She holds a Doctorate of Education in Counseling Psychology, Education & Supervision. She has over 20 years of experience in the counseling field specializing in Women’s Emotional Issues and Empowerment. Barbara is providing Telehealth services in the community due to the Coronavirus Pandemic supporting Individuals, Couples and Business Owners/Entrepreneurs. Visit her website www.Barbeface2face.com

Attorney Pillara Smith-Henderson

Pillara Henderson-Smith is an attorney with a focus on estate planning. Shortly after graduating with a Juris Doctorate from The John Marshall Law School and early into her legal career, she was called to serve as a Children’s Ministry Director. It is in that role she developed a passion for building relationships and supporting families. That same passion has become the foundation of her estate planning practice, where she builds relationships and supports families with the creation of unique plans for life transitions of mental or physical incapacity and death. With each transition comes a change and her goal is to empower individuals to create a plan for their family that allows for a legacy of support, stability, security, and peace of mind. Visit her website www.hendersonsmithlaw.com

Shurvone Wright

Shurvone is an Author, Speaker, Mentor, and founder of Confidence Without Regret- The Butterfly Experience, CEO of La’ BossPreneur Marketing, LLC, and Everything Wright, LLC. She encourages women to stand in their truth, helping them to find their voice, to go after their dreams and goals unapologetically. She encourages women to stand in their truth, helping them to find their voice, to go after their dreams and goals unapologetically. She has a gift of encouragement and exhortation, changing lives across the country. Visit her website at www.shurvonewright.podia.com

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