• October 3, 2026
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Chandra Gore

BUSINESS

Travel and Fashion Influencer Launches Noire LGBTQ+ Business Directory

Speaking exclusively with Kinyatta E. Gray, Travel and Fashion influencer and founder of the Noire Business Directory. Her mission was to support,  provide access to, and more shopping opportunities for businesses worldwide. The directory is comprised of diverse businesses and organizations that are owned by members of the  LGBTQ+ community, allies, and also supporters. The Directory is for Women-Owned Businesses and for those to be able to shop locally and support those businesses. 

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Chandra Gore June 8, 2022
BLACK GIRL MAGIC

Dr. Velma Trayham Shares Why Mentorship Matters for Minority Women

Award-winning business and diversity strategist, mentor, and founder of MMA Dr. Velma Trayham has mentored over 5,000 women of color nationally in April 2022, Trayham was also awarded the Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award presented by President Joe Biden and Vice President, Kamala Harris at the “The Gathering of Queens” Ending Poverty Through Entrepreneurship in Houston, TX (her native hometown).

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Chandra Gore May 31, 2022
BLACK GIRL MAGIC

Black Folks Are Taking Pride in Being Black & Blerdy

Blerd is often defined as persons of color who enjoy things labeled as nerdy and geeky. There is no specific gender, skin tone, sexuality, etc. Oftentimes people have never heard of the term or even recognized that they themselves were Blerds. SwagHer spoke exclusively with Kenisha Williams co-founder of Blerd Domination. Blerd Domination is all about black nerd culture because whatever space we’re in we bring the culture with us! Our game highlights were not only mainstream popular culture, but also Black contributors and innovators in the nerd pop culture landscape.

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Chandra Gore May 30, 2022
BLACK GIRL MAGIC

Author Crystal Swain-Bates Promotes Diversity with Best-Selling Children’s Book

Imagine penning an amazing book that highlights and encourages young children and finding out your book is now banned. Author Crystal Swain-Bates found out in August 2021 that the leaders from the Central York School District in Pennsylvania had sent an email to their staff with a list of books that they weren’t allowed to use in the classroom. All of the banned books were about diversity and many books by authors of color, including Crystal and her most popular Best-Selling title, Big Hair Don’t Care.

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Chandra Gore May 26, 2022
ARTS

Celebrating National Photography Month with Photographer RaShawn Goss-White

In 1987 Congress designating May as National Photography Month and acknowledged that photography plays a huge part in documenting history and milestones within society. Speaking exclusively with RaShawn Goss-White of RGF Ent and Photography, she shares her thoughts and the reason why she began to share her view of the world through its lens. RaShawn has captured many comedy legends and up-and-coming comedians in performance with her camera sharing their personalities and comedic genius. Just as prolific as those she captures, RaShawn is leaving a legacy of a true supporter of comedy.

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Chandra Gore May 17, 2022
BLACK GIRL MAGIC

Get to know Melanie Perkins-Morris of Mama Dots Sweet Spot

Meet Melanie Perkins-Morris Baton Rouge native now based in Houston, TX. Growing up watching her mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother in the kitchen creating all sorts of sweet treats she was inspired. Perfecting several of her family’s generational recipes, including their homemade pecan pralines she launched Mama Dots Sweet Spot. With hard work and dedication over the years, these sweets are now available throughout the country and are now on Walmart.com.

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Chandra Gore May 9, 2022