Women have made great strides throughout history to have their voices heard in our society. During the month of March women from the past to the present are celebrated throughout the nation for their contributions in fighting the good fight, educating others and more. I decided that I wanted to highlight African American women authors who are currently changing the landscape of how we are viewed during the current times. Many of these women writers inspire me to great length. Therefore, I wanted to celebrate them and their literary achievements for Women’s History Month.
Starrene Rhett Rocque - Bloggers Can’t Be Trusted
Starrene is a New York City-based entertainment and lifestyle journalist and author. She authored ‘Bloggers Can’t Be Trusted” initially as a series of morning journals in order to cope with the daily pressures of working in the magazine realm of her first job. She decided to self-publish the celebrated hit book because she didn’t want to wait for the publishing deal of her dreams to come forth. She pushed through and made it happen on her own.
Bloggers Can’t Be Trusted is a story about Nyela Barnes, who is a respected entertainment journalist who seems to have it all, but who’s life takes an unexpected turn after falling for someone in the public eye. She goes from being the one writing the stories to being the one at the source of gossip blog fodder.
Luvvie Ajayi - I’m Judging You: The Do Better Manual
Luvvie Ajayi is just awesome! I mean, she is the writer and founder of the hit blog Awesomely Luvvie by the way. Her charismatic writing style has gained her tons of followers and press from even the Queen Mother herself Shonda Rhimes. Rhimes recently bought the rights to Ajayi’s hit book ‘I’m Judging You: The Do Better Manual.”
I’m Judging You: The Do Better Manual is her debut book of hilarious essays that dissects our cultural obsessions and points out the bad behavior of many, especially through our media obsession during these current times. It’s called the do-better manual for a reason, as its goal is to have us all do better in our life choices and talks about others.
Nicole Brewer - A Guide to Landing an English Teaching Job Abroad
Nicole Brewer is an English language lecturer abroad and Co-Founder of the I Luv 2 Globe Trot travel site and community. She has been living abroad teaching English for over 8 years in locations such as South Korea and currently Oman. Her goal is to inspire others to travel and see the world. With her vast knowledge of working abroad in the English as a Second Language (ESL) field, she decided to write a book to help others looking to get into the field, especially with the current state of affairs around the world.
‘A Guide to Landing an English Teaching Job Abroad’ is a manual to help those newcomers looking to move into the field of teaching English abroad. It is choke full of useful interviewing tips, resume samples, information on the top locations to teach abroad and includes 15 expert interviews of those currently teaching abroad.
Shonda Rhimes - Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person
I could not make a list of inspiring writers without mentioning Shonda Rhimes. She is the woman who created Mr. McDreamy on Grey’s Anatomy and showed us how a boss handles tough situations on Scandal. The iconic writer has forever changed the face of TV being executive producer of hits like Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder.
In the New York Times bestseller Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person, Rhimes who is a self-proclaimed introvert, decided to push herself outside of her boundaries when for one year, she would say YES to everything that scared her. This thought-provoking and hilarious novel chronicles her life after her Year of Yes had begun and challenges you to do the same to overcome fear.
Lisa Nichols - Abundance Now : Amplify Your Life & Achieve Prosperity Today
Last but certainly not least is ‘Abundance Now: Amplify Your Life & Achieve Prosperity Today” by motivational speaker and author Lisa Nichols. The New York Times bestselling author and life coach for the likes of the Steve Harvey Show and Today shares her journey from scarcity to abundance. She details steps that everyone can take in order to gain abundance in their career, relationships, self, and finances.
The book focuses on the four areas of life that people should direct themselves in order to bring true abundance, or the 4 E’s as she calls them —Enrichment, Enchantment, Engagement, Endowment. Nichols identifies the framework upon which a fulfilled existence is built in her impactful book.
