What Pepsi and Shea Moisture's Flops Can Teach Creators About the King Kong Effect and Selling Out PerspirationChristina BlackenApril 26, 2017ent, creative, success, business goals, profit, pepsi, shea moisture, james baldwin, danielle laporteComment
3 Lessons from Kendrick Lamar's "Humble" about comparing yourself to others PerspirationChristina BlackenApril 19, 2017kendrick lamar, music, creativity, entreprenuership, people of color, compton, confidenceComment
Stop Asking For Permission InspirationChristina BlackenApril 11, 2017confidence, risk, risk taking, permission, personal development, creative, entrepreneur, women, women of Comment
A Conversation on Hard Won Confidence and Gut Wrenching Vulnerability InspirationChristina BlackenFebruary 24, 2017confidence, risk taking, entrepreneur, vuln, creativity, beyonce, fitness, work, milennial, minority, women, women of color, entreComment
What Do You Do When You've Out Grown Your Religious Upbringing? InspirationChristina BlackenFebruary 2, 2017religionComment
Crack rocks and santa claus: a conversation on the fallacy of stereotypes and the importance of jury duty InspirationChristina BlackenDecember 14, 2016jury duty, new orleans, justice, criminal justice, prison reform, prison, prison industrial complex, equality, non profit, empowermentComment
Lessons on Turning 29: Dealing with inevitable changes, setting my hair on fire, and living like a naked lobster InspirationChristina BlackenDecember 6, 2016self reflectionComment
Thanksgiving Legends: The importance of passing on stories in our families, even when we don’t see eye to eye PerspirationChristina BlackenNovember 21, 2016family, holidays, thanksgiving, oral history, african american, great migration, storytelling, mac and cheese, isabela wilkersonComment
On Loving Yourself Through Waves of Hatred InspirationChristina BlackenNovember 11, 2016self love, self worth, self esteem, racism, sexism, xenophobia, donald trump, election 2016, president, hilary clinton Comments
The Windy, twisted, yellow brick road of self discovery and personal style InspirationChristina BlackenNovember 7, 2016creativity, styleComment
Paying it Forward: The power of mentorship when you have no one to turn to InspirationChristina BlackenOctober 25, 2016mentorship, parent, cancer, entre, entreprenuership, woman of color, black woman, african american, creative, business, familyComment
