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Hosting Book Talk and Brunch for Drexel University Honors students

In New York with author ( “When We Are Bold” ) Rachel Vincent, our “blonde niece

Keynote speaker: American Advertising Federation (Nashville,TN)

Keynote speaker, Community for All Juneteenth event ( Ann Arbor, MI )

New Fed Theatre’s “Hatitudes,” Mother’s Day 2018 with honoree/agent, Marie Brown

Reading & Signing at Publis Groupe “Pub Talk” (New York)

NFT Women’s History Mo. panel with Cheryl Wills of NY1tTV and Dr. Lenore Fulani

Reception with U.S. Ambassador to Ghana Robert Jackson (Accra, Ghana)

St. Martin Book Fair

African American Literary Awards presents “Authors Corner” (Melba’s New York)

Ad Club of New York “Icons and Rock Stars” Black History Month recognition

Ad Club of New York Women’s Master Class

Accepting the 2017 African American Literary Award for Memoir (New York)

The 3% Conference

Women's March

Reboot, Recharge and Renew

Their Truth: Summit on Black Women in Advertising

International Women's Day

I'MPART Women's Master Class

Brown Lecture Series

Advertising Week "We Need to Talk" Panel

Oakland University Book Reading

American Association of Advertising Agencies' Salon Reading

Ad Club of NY Stars of Madison Avenue

NY I'mPART Diversity Mixer, Book Launch

Free Library of Philadelphia Interview & Reading

Author's Showcase

AD Women for all, Nashville, TN