Success Women's Magazine - February 2022

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FEBRUARY 2022

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February CONTENTS

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Fierce & Focused Partner Highlights

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Karen Hills Pruden

SSECCUS

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Jean Turner

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Terri Brinston

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Meet: Shirley Boykins-Bryant

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Article: 3 Things to Know About Home Businesses

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Black Women in History

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DR. KAREN Hills Pruden

Dr. Karen Hills Pruden is a living example that a ‘dream deferred is not a dream denied’. Dr. Pruden transformed her life from a teenage bride to a well-known global powerhouse. She has motivated thousands of female professionals to elevate their competencies and pursue career goals that they once thought were dead or impossible. Her blueprint is simple, ‘No Excuses, Make It Happen!’

Dr. Pruden has decades of experience in leadership, influencing others through global speaking, coaching, workshops, and authoring leadership-based and inspirational books. Dr. Pruden works as a Chief Human Resource Officer for a Virginia university. She is the CEO of Pruden Global Business Solutions Consulting and the CEO/Founder of the Sister Leaders Conference. Dr. Pruden is also the international creator and TV Host for, Leadership Is Served! a candid, uncensored conversation between two leaders that shares lessons learned and unsuccessful and successful applications of leadership competencies in various industries.

Dr. Pruden has been interviewed on the Kim Jacobs Show, Believe in Your Dreams Television, Roland Martin Unfiltered, ABC, NBC, and CBS affiliates. She has been a featured speaker at Virginia Society for Human Resource Management, Society for Diversity, Black Wall Street, Level-Up Summit, SpeakerCon, Virginia Commonwealth University, Norfolk State University, Thomas Nelson Community College, Christopher Newport University, Global Fluency, EmpoweringHER, NAACP, You Are Enough Conference sponsored by Les Brown and Dr. Cheryl Wood, Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, Black BRAND. Dr. Pruden has graced the same conference stages as Shawn Fair, Lisa Nichols, Gloria Mayfield Banks, Dr. George Fraser, Nikki Woods, and Keri Murphy.

Dr. Pruden serves on several private and government committees namely the Legacy Council of Black Brand ®; MomAdvocate, LLC; City of Virginia Beach Mayor’s African American RoundTable; City of Virginia Beach Police and Community Relations Panel; Mayor’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility Commission; African American Political Action Council (AAPAC); and the Citizens Review Task Force.

Not one to be put in a box, Dr. Pruden graduated from Yale University’s Women’s Leadership program. This Ivy League professional development exposed Dr. Pruden to the fact that there is a commonality of challenging business and people issues, even internationally. No longer known as the teenage bride, Dr. Pruden is now known as The C-Suite Career

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Elevation Expert. Dr. Pruden uses her education and expansive experience to assist female professionals in corporate and entrepreneurship. She is a nationally recognized keynote conference speaker and Amazon Bestselling National & International Author. One of her hottest publications is Pruden Principles: 10 Strategies to Propel Women to the C-Suite. Dr. Pruden was recognized by Governor Northam (VA) for her commitment to work in Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Dr. Pruden is an award-winning multi-faceted entrepreneur who helps her Sister Leader Community achieve prosperity through developing competencies to excel in career and financial satisfaction.

JEAN Turner For 35-years, helping others achieve and maintain optimum wellness is the mission of Jean Turner, RN. Her knowledge and profound proficiency have laid the foundation for her to be the accomplished and highly sought-after author, global speaker, holistic health and wellness expert that she is today. With a 25year Army career (that includes service in the Iraqi War and providing nursing support to the people of New Orleans post Hurricane Katrina), Jean has taken a warrior’s approach at inspiring others to be good stewards of their health. As such, she provides life-changing resources and services through media, published materials, and workshops for all ages. Her weekly global podcast show, “Health Chat with Coach Jean” has paved the way for her to debut her own radio show on Atlanta’s Incredible Radio, 1570 WIGO AM. She is a licensed minister and is a founding leader of her church’s Health and Wellness Ministry.

Jean’s commitment to the well-being of others is reflected in fitfoxy50&BEYOND™, her signature wellness and lifestyle management program that is geared to the specific health changes and challenges that naturally come with turning “The Big 5-0!” In 2018, the support she offers others hit close to home as she experienced a “suddenly” moment that changed her life. This “suddenly” moment further fortified her primary focus on self-care for optimum wellness for those living with chronic illness & disease (particularly those undergoing chemotherapy treatments), and how the practice of self-care greatly impacts health outcomes and one’s personal success. Jean is the author of “Spirit of a Warrior: Jean’s Self-Care Journey Through Chemotherapy” (which comes with a journal), “A Time to Testify: The Remix,” “His Story, Her Story, God’s Glory,” and her latest release, “There Must Be Balance! Your Health Matters!” In addition, Jean published several mini-workbook/journals to accompany her wellness programs: “My 7-Day Self-Care Journey to Healthier Habits,” “Recognize, Release, & Refocus” and “The Detox Advantage.”

Her inaugural event, The Balanced Woman Health Summit premiered in January 2022.

Jean is a wife, mother, and lovingly referred to as “G-Ma” by her grandkids. In her spare time, the former marathon runner enjoys reading and traveling. To learn more about Jean, visit her online at www.spiritofawarrior.life.

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TERRI Brinston Terri Brinston struggled with a learning disability and was a special education student throughout grade school. However, after graduating from high school, she embraced that everything she needed was already inside her. Through God's grace and hard work, Terri became an RN, teacher, international motivational speaker, life coach, consultant, and author, who thrives on helping people achieve their goals in life. Terri holds a Master of Arts in Education Administration & Community Leadership and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. She is a Registered Nurse, holds a Legal Nurse Consultant certification, and is certified as an American Heart instructor among her professional credentials. In addition to working as a pediatric nurse, Terri has almost two decades of experience teaching and consulting with schools, parents, and students.

Terri is passionate about the future of our children.

She believes that our schools are teaching many valuable skills, but our current system does not address all the aspects necessary for our children to succeed & thrive in life. Her mission is to facilitate student success by addressing safety, health, and wellness needs that often prevent & delay learning and success. Her unique experience & education has seamlessly bound together to make her a leader in the health care & education industry. She is able to support youth and young adults through her nonprofit, the“Nurturing Wellness Group Foundation.”

They work with youth and young adults and help them overcome barriers that prevent them from being successful.

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With her recent bout with COVID-19, she embraced her purpose and the fact that God magnificently orchestrated the accounts of her life to lead her to who she is today. She knows how it feels to be stuck and have barriers preventing you from moving forward. She believes that the Lord used her healing journey from COVID-19 to reveal her joy, tragedy to tell her truth, and fear to expose her freedom.

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DR. SHIRLEY BOYKINSBRYANT LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR STRATEGIC INTERVENTION LIFE COACH FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE & BIOENERGETIC PRACTITIONER

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Please share about your most recent success. How did it come about? What did you achieve? How has this impacted you?

My most recent success was serving as a Coauthor on the Anthology God-Fident. I was introduced to this project by casually reading an email. While becoming a published author is something I've always wanted to do, I wasn't sure I could do. Yet here I am. But GOD! Completing this project has given me the confidence I needed to continue writing, as of recently I’ve started writing a chapter that will be published in another anthology.

Please share about your most recent success. How did it come about? What did you achieve?

Some key lessons that I have learned through this process are that I can truly do all things through Christ who strengthens me. It is GOD’s desire that we prosper and be in good health as our soul prospers. He wants the best for me and If I am willing to do the work, he will give me what I need to see any task to completion. Lastly, I’ve learned that sometimes all I need to do is take to the first step to start which will lead to my reaching the finish line.

What's next for you?

I'm am presently writing a chapter now that will be included in another Anthology scheduled to be published this Spring titled Step Into Leadership Greatness, Volume 2; Leaders Producing Leaders

What else would you like to share?

I'm grateful for every opportunity that is presented for me to serve as an example to other minority girls and women I intend to live this life to the fullest!

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Dr. Shirley Boykins-Bryant hails from Beaumont Texas. She is a mother, wife, published author community servant, and CEO of a non-profit – “Educate Our Youth.” Dr. Bryant has published research titled The Lived Experience of Federal HR Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Co-Authored an Anthology titled God-Fident. Dr. Bryant’s career profession is Human Resources Management. She is a veteran of the U.S. Army, who served honorably for 23 years. This lifestyle afforded her the opportunity to live in overseas locations such as Korea, and Germany. She is passionate about her community and aggressively seeks opportunities to improve the conditions of Women and Children. She is married to William Bryant Jr; they are the parents of a 13-year-old son (Bray) and a Shih Tzu, named XiXi. Dr. Bryant’s hobbies include reading, traveling, and spending time with family.

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There are so many people joining home businesses and not coming out successful.

This is because they did not find guidance which is needed to start a home business and maintain it. There are those people who have tried and given up because they do not think it is a great idea, whereas there are those who have started following the right procedures and have been very victorious. Some have tried and failed but they did not give up until they started to be successful. This is because they did a lot of research and found the basic tips for succeeding in the home business. The victory has changed most of the people’s lives.

The first thing to know about a home business is that success does not happen within a night.

Many people think they should become rich within a very short period with their home business. The reason why so many people want to get rich quickly is because of the getrich scams out there that make it all look so easy. The truth is that success in-home business does not come within days and so during this period, you will get so many negative thoughts. The thing that you should avoid is the negative thoughts crowding your mind.

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The second thing is that success does not come without any effort. Just like those other works, a home business requires hard work.

You cannot just sit and expect money to flow into your account. When you consider how much you miss when you are employed to start a home business and run it, then there is no hard work there. Being your boss is the best thing that anyone can think of even if you are doing everything alone. This is because it is the fruits of your hard work. Success only comes about after you have worked on your skills and confidence. You cannot be successful without working hard and the maximum is working your business. The faster and harder you work the faster you become successful.

For you to be successful you must also be disciplined. When you are running your home business you should be very strict with time.

You should learn to say no to some things and also friends. In most companies, people work because they are being supervised but the inhome business you are your boss.

Rebecca Stacey is a blogger and influencer.

BLACK WOMEN in history A Collection of Facts About Little-Known Women of Black History

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in history

Isabel de Olvera,

explorer, early 1600s

Isabel de Olvera was born in Querétaro, Mexico, in the late 1500s to an African father and an Indian mother. As a young, unmarried, free mixed-race woman in 1600, she sought permission and protection from the mayor of Querétaro to join an upcoming expedition to New Spain (or present-day New Mexico, Arizona and Florida). Although historians are not sure of her motives — some records suggest that she may have been hoping to assist recently settled families at her final destination — her deliberate preparations for the journey were documented. de Olvera petitioned the mayor to provide her with written permission proving she was indeed a free woman. Because she was Black, she knew she could be claimed as property by men she encountered on her journey. Her appeal to the mayor ended with this simple but clear declaration: “I demand justice.”

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After an eight-month legal process, which included sworn testimony from witnesses to prove her independence and her worthiness, de Olvera was eventually permitted to go on the expedition. The journey covered nearly 1400 miles, crossing multiple rivers, deserts and mountain ranges. While some records of the hardships exist, the exact details of where and when de Olvera went, as well as what happened next in her life, are left to speculation.

“I wish we knew more, and we did a whole year of research on her,” says Dr. Berry. “We think about how many miles she might have traveled, and we recognize the bravery of what she did at that time”.

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SOURCE: ideas.ted.com/5-black-women-american-history-and-heres-why-you-should-know-their-stories/#:~:text=In%20the%20US%2C%20the%20stories,calendars%20and%20social%20media%20memes.

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Augusta Savage artist, 1892 – 1962

Born to the family of a conservative Methodist minister in Green Cove Springs, Florida, Savage exhibited a passion and a talent for art from an early age, in particular for molding objects out of clay. But her father discouraged her creations through corporal punishment, claiming they were sinful. “Father licked me five or six times a week and almost whipped all the art out of me,” Savage recalled in interviews.

Yet at the same time, as Drs. Berry and Gross wrote, “Augusta’s life was steeped in the blossoming African American cultural revolution taking place.” She wrote poetry and hosted Black literary luminaries such as Dorothy West, Claude McKay, Langston Hughes, and Zora Neale Hurston in her overcrowded apartment while sculpting busts of people in her community as well as leaders like Marcus Garvey.

Savage put aside her art and got married. Shortly after she gave birth to her only child, her husband passed away. After another marriage and an inspiring encounter with a local potter, Savage left her husband and joined the Great Migration, heading to New York in 1921. There, she reinvented herself, shaving 10 years off her age, referring to her then-14-year-old daughter as her sister, and contributing her talents to the creation of a new Black cultural identity during the Harlem Renaissance.

Savage’s greatest professional accomplishments include traveling to study in Paris, being the first Black artist elected to the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors, and receiving a commission to create art for the 1939 New York World’s Fair (a 16-foot-high creation entitled Lift Every Voice, which was the inspiration for what became known as the Black National Anthem of the same name).

Her artistic career was marked by incredible highs and lows. Savage battled poverty and racism, both of which limited her opportunities.

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SOURCE: ideas.ted.com/5-black-women-american-history-and-heres-why-you-should-know-their-stories/#:~:text=In%20the%20US%2C%20the%20stories,calendars%20and%20social%20media%20memes.

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Barbara Jordan

politician, 1936 – 1996 Barbara Jordan was born in 1936, in Houston, Texas to a teacher and Baptist preacher. A Career Day speech at her segregated high school given by lawyer Edith Sampson, the first Black American delegate to the United Nations, inspired Jordan to become an attorney.

Before entering politics, she taught political science at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.

She was elected to the Texas State Senate in 1966. To say that her election was exceptional is an understatement: She was the first Black woman elected to the State Senate, and the last time a Black person had been elected to that office was nearly a century earlier (in 1883).

During Jordan’s time there, she helped pass the state’s first minimum wage law and was instrumental in creating its Fair Employment Commission.

Then, in 1972 — the same year that Shirley Chisholm ran for President — Jordan was elected to the US House of Representatives. Her political style became juxtaposed with Chisholm because of the timing and the difference between their

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approaches. Chisholm’s politics were influenced

by Marcus Garvey. Her slogan was “Unbought and Unbossed”, and she called for a “bloodless revolution” at the 1972 Democratic National Convention. Meanwhile, Jordan opted to work more quietly within the system. She was a wellliked and effective legislator. “In moving past the stringent racism of her white colleagues, Barbara managed to earn their respect,” wrote Drs. Berry and Gross.

But Jordan’s non-combative style did not mean she shied from speaking truth to power. Her impressive oratory skills earned her acclaim in Congress during the waning days of the Nixon Administration. “Barbara, the daughter of a Baptist minister, took to the floor of Congress and delivered a stirring address to demand that the country’s elected officials do what was right and impeach the president,” wrote Drs. Berry and Gross.

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SOURCE: ideas.ted.com/5-black-women-american-history-and-heres-why-you-should-know-their-stories/#:~:text=In%20the%20US%2C%20the%20stories,calendars%20and%20social%20media%20memes.

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Monemia McKoy

mother of twins Millie and Christine, 1830’s – ?

Enslaved couple Monemia and Jacob McKoy lived in North Carolina in the mid-19th century. In 1851, Monemia — already the mother of 7 children — gave birth to conjoined twins Millie and Christine.

While all enslaved parents lived with a constant fear of being separated from their children at the auction block, that threat was more pronounced for the McKoys because Millie and Christine were considered “genealogical wonders”. The girls each had their own limbs but were joined at the pelvis. Throughout their lives, they were sold, kidnapped, endured horrific and invasive medical exams, and forced to perform in sideshows.

Despite her circumstances, Monemia fought endlessly for her children. As toddlers, Millie and Christine were sold, stolen, and sent to Europe to perform. “In a staggering act of Black motherhood, Monemia traveled there, along with the girls’ owner and a detective,” wrote Drs. Berry and Gross in their book. “The three bought tickets where the 6-year-old twins were scheduled to perform. When Monemia was

reunited with her daughters in the front row, she fainted.”

Following this reunion in the late 1850’s, the court in Birmingham, England, granted full maternal rights to Monemia. Drs. Berry and Gross want to underscore how profound that moment was: “For a rare moment in 19th-century history, a Black mother was reunited with her daughters because she was their mother, rather than taken away from them through the yoke of slavery,” they wrote.

Monemia and her daughters returned to the US where the twins received education and continued to perform throughout the world.

Records show the twins were eventually able to purchase the property where they were born, providing housing for their parents and siblings.

Millie and Christine died within hours of each other at the age of 61 in 1912.

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SOURCE: ideas.ted.com/5-black-women-american-history-and-heres-why-you-should-know-their-stories/#:~:text=In%20the%20US%2C%20the%20stories,calendars%20and%20social%20media%20memes.

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Frances Thompson

transgender advocate, 1840 – 1876 Although born into slavery in Alabama and assigned male at birth, by the age of 26 Frances Thompson was freed and living according to her own gender identity in a booming Black community in Memphis, Tennessee. She kept her face clean-shaven, wore brightly colored dresses, and took in washing for pay. Then, during the deadly Memphis Riot of 1866, Thompson and her roommate, a Black woman, were brutally robbed and gang-raped by several white men, including two police officers.

Thompson and other assaulted women boldly testified at a committee hearing held

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by the US Congress, and she stated that she and her roommate did not consent. Her testimony became infamous throughout the South and led to 10 years of persecution for her gender identity, harassment and accusations, including claims that she ran a brothel. Thompson was jailed in 1876 for “cross-dressing” and died later that year. But Gross and Berry note in their book that even though “behind bars, she suffered but [she] never lost her fight, answering rude questions about her gender by responding, ‘None of your d____ business’”.

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SOURCE: ideas.ted.com/5-black-women-american-history-and-heres-why-you-should-know-their-stories/#:~:text=In%20the%20US%2C%20the%20stories,calendars%20and%20social%20media%20memes.

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