Exciting news, fellow Divas and Ditherers! In the November 2011 issue of Essence Magazine (the one with the gorgeous Idris Elba on the cover) the editors have compiled “The Big Black Book of Web Sites.” They are calling it “Our exclusive guide to the best online sites for you.” Guess
I didn’t quite look like Halle Berry… “Giving honor to God, pastor, saints, and friends,” or “To the God of Abraham, Isaac, and William R. Harvey” were ways I was going to open up my acceptance speech (Baptist / Hampton University thang), but I was honestly shocked when I actually won
Out of 400 submissions from across the globe, your own DC District Diva’s VERY FIRST screenplay “Broken Cisterns” has been chosen as a top 10 finalist in the Rockstone Foundation / Black Women’s Entertainment Network Webseries Screenwriting Contest!! I am so honored and extremely humbled!! I wrote this screenplay because
If you’ve been keeping up with my Twitter feed (@DCDistrictDiva) or you watched live on Ustream, then you’ve already heard the wonderful news that last Saturday, live in Los Angeles, the Black Weblog Awards were held at the Marriott hotel — and DCDistrictDiva.com won “Best Faith-Based Blog” of 2011! Thanks
UPDATED: Thanks to your nominations, DCDistrictDiva.com is up for THREE Black Weblog Awards!! Thank you so much. Please vote DCDistrictDiva for “Best Faith-Based Blog,” “Best Personal Blog,” and “Best Blog Post Series,” for my women’s empowerment series, “The Prototype.” Last year, I won “Best New Blog,” and I would really
UPDATED 12/30 1:20 P.M.: Congratulations to Tomehka, winner of The Diva Bag!!! Tomehka is Chasing God + Purpose by reading the Bible daily and applying the lessons to her life and praying for God to reveal her purpose to her every day! Thanks so much for reading, Tomehka, and keep
On September 25, I emceed my first D.C. charity fundraiser: Fashion for the Cure. This annual fashion show was founded by three sisters: Kimberly, Kendra, and Krystal Speed, in honor of their beautiful mother, soror Nancy Speed, who passed away after a brave, 10-year battle with breast cancer five years
Thank you all so much for reading / commenting / sharing / and voting! Because of your support, I won the 2010 Black Weblog Award for Best New Blog by both the Popular Vote and the Judges Vote! This means I get to call myself an “award-winning blogger” AND I
Who: The DC District Diva and philanthropist and EnVest Foundation founder Joshua Humbert are hosting The Fashion for the Cure 2010 to raise money for the Susan B. Komen 3-Day Race for the Cure. This event, founded by Kimberly, Kendra, and Krystal Speed is in honor of their beautiful mother,
Thank you all so much!! Because of your votes, The Dithering of a District Diva is a finalist for TWO Black Weblog Awards: Best New Blog and Best Personal Blog! 1) Please go HERE to vote for The Dithering of a District Diva in the Best New Blog and Best