As both teams in Derek Chauvin’s trial rested their respective cases this week, Rolling out caught up with attorney J. Wyndale Gordon in advance of closing arguments. Gordon offered legal insight to help us understand the case and the potential
Chime Solutions was founded in 2016 by Mark Wilson. Its mission is to deliver high-touch, contact center solutions to corporate clients. Chime started out as Ryla Teleservices, which was founded in 2001 as a startup, and successfully grew to a
It wasn’t the pandemic that caused 31-year-old Journii Walker — a music artist, songwriter and influencer — to practice celibacy. Walker was in her third year of celibacy when the world shut down but her sexual status was due to
Chef Alana is the owner of Klean Plate Catering/Klean Plate Foods LLC. Based in Maryland, she has been in the food industry for 20 plus years. Chef Alana specializes in soul food made with creative and healthy options and recently
With record numbers of vaccines going into arms across the world, people are planning their post-pandemic bounce back. Rolling out spoke with life coach Diana Byfield, CEO of Purpose Powerhouse LLC, for some serious words of encouragement as we all
The loss of sleep leads to hormone imbalance. That hormone imbalance can affect hair loss, mood, cravings and weight, according to Women’s Health magazine. Rolling out made it a mission to find the best things to do to get a
In his role as head of marketing and branding at BLK, the leading Black dating app, Jonathan Kirkland has seen the company grow exponentially during the pandemic as people across the country sought to escape the great love lockdown of
Rolling out caught up with Atlanta’s most sought-after music mogul, Boomman CEO of Authentic Empire. Authentic Empire currently has some of the hottest artists on its roster. On Saturday, April 3, Boomman turned 40 and celebrated his Birthday in a
Serving in various roles as mentor, counselor, teacher, and therapist, Le Mont Lee has worked with disadvantaged youth for over 20 years. He earned his Ph.D. in 2016 from the School of Psychology at Fordham University. Lee worked at the
With the pandemic still taking lives and ravaging our health care system, we still must bring attention to the HIV epidemic, another health crisis still affecting our communities. Rolling out sat down with the executive director of the Southern AIDS
Indria Gillespie, Ph.D., is a business owner and a two-time bone marrow donor. Her experience donating marrow to save the lives of strangers provided the inspiration for establishing the nonprofit Angels In Disguise. The organization’s mission is to conduct non-clinical
Dr. Masaru Emoto is credited with discovering how thoughts, words and feelings can influence the crystal structure of water and cells. In his 2004 New York Times bestseller, The Hidden Messages in Water, Emoto made the world curious about the
Chef Jojo is the daughter of the famous St. Louis soul food restaurateur JT Brown. Bringing the original flavors of St. Louis to every home in America is her mission. While the Atlanta-based celebrity chef and entrepreneur has been cooking
Karen “Koko” Iyere recalls a conversation she had with a friend who died. “We were having a conversation about colorism, and in our last conversation he said, ‘I love my beautiful Black skin. I wish everyone would, too.’ I thought,
Erica Jensen has 20 years of experience driving strategic growth for Fortune 500 corporations. She joined Be The Match® in 2019 as senior vice president of marketing of member engagement, enrollment and experience. Her work focuses on growing the Be
A group of 72 Black current and former Black business executives took a major stand against a controversial new voting rights law in Georgia. The group is posting a full-page ad in the New York Times today titled “Memo to
The pandemic and summer of social unrest following the police-involved killing of George Floyd have shifted many things in our country. A couple of issues we face are race relations and the need to stimulate the economy in this hardest
Kiarra King is a Chicago-based physician specializing in obstetrics and gynecology who provides continuous care for women of all ages, but she has demonstrated an extraordinary passion for working with teen moms. King, revered for her remarkable bedside manner, is
Hailing from Lansing, Michigan, Dr. Alexa Canady is the first African American woman in the United States to become a neurosurgeon. Dr. Canady went on to receive her Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan, as well as her
Chances are your hands have lost some luster during this pandemic, and you have tried different over-the-counter lotions and oils only to leave your hands still feeling dry, itchy and your skin peeling. The coronavirus outbreak and the resulting sanitization
