E. Ayisi

The past decade for me has been centered around a genuine curiosity for the human experience and exploring the vastness of Blackness.

I began 2009 in pursuit of a masters degree to be a professional nosy person, storyteller and journalist via video, images, sounds and...

Tyler Perry dropped GEMS during his Entrepreneurship & Branding Master Class at National Association of Black Journalists annual convention in Detroit. He didn't come to talk about Madea. He came to teach Black Journalists about high risk endurance & emotional toleranc...

Iyanla Vanzant came to the National Association of Black Journalists Convention to help us fix our lives. Hosted by the lovely new NABJ Emerging Journalist of the year Natasha S. Alford, Iyanla spoke about the airing of "dirty laundry" versus facing the human condition...

Boston Beach, Jamaica is the internationally recognized home of all things Jamaican jerk- jerk chicken, jerk pork, and jerk fish and jerk lobster. Nestled in Portland, JA, Boston Beach attracts visitors from across the globe for their authentic style of grilling and je...

C.E.O. and Founder of Akosua's Closet 

Welcome to my new business Akosua's Closet. While working in Africa a few friends asked me to bring back a few things for them. A few necklaces and dresses turned into a business. Enjoy! 

As Black History Month comes to an end reflecting on how most African-Americans arrived to the United States is apart of contextualizing the Black experience. The involuntary migration of Africans to the Americas is what hip-hop artist Akon rapped about in the song ‘Se...

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Juices for Life by Erica Ayisi