Porsha Monique, Author at Rolling Out

Join rolling out’s Health IQ and AARP for an important health discussion on Men’s Mental Health on Tuesday, August 4, 2020 at 6pm EST. Featured panelists include Janet Taylor, MD, MPH, Community Psychiatrist; Kevin Dedner, Founder & CEO of Henry Health; and Ugo Iroku, MD Gastroenterologist. Tune in as this discussion will inform our community…

Join rolling out’s Health IQ & AARP for an important health discussion on Caring for Loved Ones During COVID-19 on Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 6pm EST. Featured panelists include Regina Belle, Academy Award-winning and multi Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and actress & AARP spokesperson on caring; Dolvett Quince, New York Times Bestselling Author, celebrity fitness…

Brely Evans has a knack for manifesting her reality. From her singing career to a lucrative real estate career to acting, this “it” girl continues to achieve exactly what she wants. With a personality that brightens up every room she enters, she has experienced some big moments in her life. Hailing from Oakland, California, as…

Join rolling out & AARP for an important health discussion on Black Family Health on Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 6pm EST. Featured panelists include Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins, 1/3 of famed girl group “TLC” and founder of Tionne Wellness; Mathew Knowles, Ph.D., music executive, author, fighter and survivor; and Dr. Frita McRae Fisher, founder and…

Join rolling out & AARP for an important health discussion on Brain Health & Music: “What You Need to Know About Music and Your Brain” on Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 6pm EST. Featured panelists include Doug E. Fresh, Rapper, VP of Entertainment at Hip Hop Public Health; Charles Jenkins, Multi-Award-Winning music producer and Gospel…

Join rolling out & AARP for an important health discussion on “Black Mental Health: It’s OK To Not Be OK” on Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 6pm EST. Featured panelists include Dr. Kenyatta Stephens, infectious disease epidemiologist; Dr. Sherry Blake, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Author & Mental Health Expert; and Shanti Das, Mental Health Advocate, Music…

Featured panelists include Larry Scott-Walker, Executive Director, THRIVE Support Services; Dr. Nii-Quarterlai Quartey, Senior Advisor & National LGBT Liason, AARP; and Antoine B. Craigwell, President & CEO, Depressed Black Gay Men. This event was broadcast live via @rollingout Facebook, YouTube and Twitter. There is a new Health topic every week. To register for future weekly…

Imagine being a 16-year-old girl CEO and waking up to the news that your condiment was being featured by the “Queen B” herself, Beyoncé. That’s the real-life story of Houston based Tyla-Simone Crayton. Crayton is the award-winning, business savvy CEO of Sienna Sauce, and she woke up to the news on Juneteenth that her company…

COVID-19 has drastically changed the way the world does business. This is especially true for global auto-manufacturer General Motors. From ensuring employees practice safe and effective social distancing by working remotely when possible, to designating $10M to support organizations which promote inclusion and racial justice, one thing remains the constant: General Motors puts their employees…

The 2020 ESSENCE Festival of Culture has gone virtual. The ‘Unstoppable Virtual Experience’ kicked off on June 25, 2020 and will be live streamed over two sequential weekends via essencestudios.com. In light of the challenges that the coronavirus pandemic brought to the world, ESSENCE has chosen to continue to show up in a myriad of…

Denise Fair is the chief public health officer of the Detroit Health Department. She was appointed to the position by Detroit mayor Mike Duggan. Fair earned a master’s in public health from the University of California at Berkeley, and a bachelor’s from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. She received her MBA in finance from…

To see the photo gallery including photos of The Glam Doctor with Taj George and several wedding memories from Eddie and Taj George’s beautiful wedding, click “View Gallery” above. Click the play button below to listen to the Star Studio podcast featuring George and The Glam Doctor. Rashida LaShawn Williams, better known as The Glam…

Marcos Purty began his new role at General Motors as executive director of global manufacturing strategy and planning in Jan. 2020. Previously, he served as executive director for GM’s Lansing Delta Township (LDT) assembly plant, which employs over 2,500 workers who produce the Buick and Chevrolet crossovers. Purty holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering…

Press play to listen to the Star Studio podcast featuring Rashida LaShawn, The Glam Doctor, and Vivica A. Fox. The Glam Doctor, aka Rashida LaShawn, has been painting celebrity faces since 2013. She has a client list that boasts the likes of Omari Hardwick, Laz Alonso, Alfre Woodard, Roberta Flack, Taj George from the R&B…

You may recognize Condola “Dola” Rashad from her recurring role as Kate Sacker in the Showtime series “Billions,” a complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance. Or you may recognize Rashad as the real-life daughter of everyone’s favorite TV mom, Clair Huxtable, born Phylicia Rashad. However, Dola, as her…

Detroit native Amina Daniels understands that there is still work to be done to make self-care and fitness a priority during a global pandemic. As the owner of a downtown Detroit fitness and cycling studio, Daniels has had to be innovative in her approach while remaining true to her core. After all, Daniels is still…

The legendary Clark Sisters have been making music their entire lives, and they currently reign supreme as the highest-selling female gospel group in history. Credited with bringing gospel music to the world, the Clark Sisters brought us such hits as “You Brought the Sunshine,” “Is My Living In Vain,” “Blessed and Highly Favored,” “Victory,” and…

Press play to listen to CEO Andre Johnson’s Health IQ interview with rolling out CEO Munson Steed about the effects that COVID-19 is having on the recovery community. Andre Johnson is CEO of Detroit Recovery Project Inc., a multi-service agency that provides a wide spectrum of support services to the city’s recovery community. His…

Calvin Roger Trent Jr., a nationally recognized expert and advocate for substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2020 at his home in Detroit. He was 77. He was born the eldest of Frances (Burton) and Calvin Trent’s four children on April 5, 1942 in Detroit. He spent much of…

On March 21, 2020, Detroit bus driver Jason Hargrove, 50, took to his social media to express his disdain for an older female passenger recklessly coughing on his bus, several times, without covering her mouth. Four days later he fell sick. On the night of Wednesday, April 1, Hargrove died from COVID-19. It’s unclear how…