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Black Woman Redefined media

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Black Woman Redefined author Sophia Nelson will be a guest on the following radio programs:
* April 23, 2012: WDC “Bill Press Show”
* April 23, 2012, 4:19 p.m. ET: “The Michael Baisden Show”

Nelson will also be speaking at the Kimberly Clark Corporation on April 24 – 26, 2012.

Nelson will also accept the Diversity Champion Award from Diversity Business in Connecticut on April 27, 2012.

Nelson will be the keynote speaker at a Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Lamda Kappa Omega Chapter event.

Nelson wrote an article for Essence, which ran on April 22, 2012. Nelson will be hosting a Twitter chat about the article, using the hastag #SistersHeal, at 8 p.m. ET on April 23, 2012.

Nelson was a guest on Political Jones on April 23, 2012.

Black Woman Redefined media

Monday, April 16th, 2012

Black Woman Redefined and author Sophia Nelson were featured on BlackNews.com on March 27, 2012.

Nelson was a guest on “The Micah Sims Show” in September 2011.

Nelson was also recently a guest on “Real Recognition Radio.

Nelson was also a guest on 97.9 The Box in Houston, TX on March 21, 2012.

Black Woman Redefined was mentioned in the MediaBistro blog, FishbowlDC, on April 13, 2012.

Nelson wrote an article for Essence, which ran on April 13, 2012.

Black Woman Redefined media

Monday, March 26th, 2012

Black Woman Redefined was featured on The Pink Boss on March 8, 2012.

Sophia Nelson, author of Black Woman Redefined, was a guest on “Urban Outlook” in Nashville on March 9, 2012.

Black Woman Redefined was featured in the New Orleans Times-Picayune on March 19, 2012.

Black Woman Redefined was featured on PhillyTrib.com on March 20, 2012.

Nelson was a guest on Access Houston on March 21, 2012.

Black Woman Redefined was featured in Tastemaker Magazine on March 21, 2012.

 

Black Woman Redefined media

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Sophia Nelson, author of Black Woman Redefined, was a guest on the “Tom Joyner Morning Show” on March 6, 2012 at 8 a.m. ET.

Nelson signed copies of Black Woman Redefined at a Tweet-Up Meet Up hosted by Tastemaker Magazine at The Livingston in Atlanta, GA on March 7, 2012 at 6 p.m. ET.

Nelson’s recent visit to Lipscomb University was featured on Examiner.com on March 3, 2012.

Black Woman Redefined media

Monday, March 5th, 2012

Sophia Nelson, author of Black Woman Redefined, will be a guest on the “Tom Joyner Morning Show” on March 6, 2012 at 8 a.m. ET.

Nelson will be signing copies of Black Woman Redefined at a Tweet-Up Meet Up hosted by Tastemaker Magazine at The Livingston in Atlanta, GA on March 7, 2012 at 6 p.m. ET.

 

Nelson’s recent visit to Lipscomb University was featured on Examiner.com on March 3, 2012: http://www.examiner.com/culture-events-in-nashville/changing-the-game-review.

Black Woman Redefined media

Monday, March 5th, 2012

Sophia Nelson, author of Black Woman Redefined, will be a keynote speaker at the Metamorphosis Conference on March 9 at 6 p.m. CT in Houston, TX.

Nelson will participate in a Tweet-Up Meet Up at the Livingston Restaurant and Bar in Atlanta, GA on March 7 from 6 – 8 p.m. CT.

Nelson will be the keynote speaker and receive an award at TeenShop Inc.’s  10th Anniversary Women’s History Month Leadership Luncheon on March 17, 2012 at 12 p.m. in Philadelphia, PA.

Nelson will also receive an award for achievement in business at the sixth annual Women’s History is Our History Award Luncheon, hosted by National Association of Negro and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc. on March 17, 2012 in Washington, DC.

Black Woman Redefined was featured in a giveaway on Nikki and The City on February 27, 2012.

Black Woman Redefined media

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

Sophia Nelson, author of Black Woman Redefined, was a guest on “Tom Joyner Morning Show” on February 20, 2012: http://rolandmartinreports.com/blog/2012/02/roland-s-martin-daily-podcast-02-20-12-roland-martin-sophia-nelson-discuss-first-lady-michelle-obamas-role-in-the-2012-presidential-race/.

An interview with Nelson from the Women of Power Conference was featured on Black Enterprise on February 17, 2012: http://www.blackenterprise.com/2012/02/17/watch-how-to-be-a-rule-breaker-risk-taker/.

Nelson and Black Woman Redefined were also featured on Black Enterprise on February 24, 2012: http://www.blackenterprise.com/2012/02/22/four-ways-to-get-out-of-boring-job-career-rut/.

Nelson wrote an article for TheGrio.com that ran on February 19, 2012: http://www.thegrio.com/specials/life-and-style/with-whitney-houstons-death-gen-xers-confront-mortality.php.

Nelson and Black Woman Redefined were mentioned in an article in the Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald on February 22, 2012: http://www.rrdailyherald.com/opinion/encouraging-words-woman-admired-gives-honorable-rejection/article_f7520924-5d66-11e1-a235-001871e3ce6c.html.

Nelson’s previously announced appearance at Drexel University was recently mentioned on the university’s human resources site: http://www.drexel.edu/hr/about/events/blackhistory/.

Nelson’s previously announced appearance at Lipscomb University was recently featured on the university’s site: http://www.lipscomb.edu/arts-sciences/Womens-Leadership-Conference

Nelson will be speaking at the following colleges and corporations in spring 2012:
* February 19, 2012: Virginia Union College (Richmond, VA)
* February 25, 2012: United States Import Export Bank (Washington, DC)
* March 17, 2012: TeenShop, Inc. (Philadelphia, PA)
* March 19 – 20, 2012: Xavier University (New Orleans, LA)
* March 26 – 31, 2012: Tom Joyner Fantastic Voyage Cruise (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
* April 12 – 14, 2012: Alabama A&M (Birmingham, AL)
* April 28, 2012:  Alpha Kappa Alpha (Springfield, VA)

Nelson also spoke at Miami Dade College in Miami, FL on February 2, 2012: http://www.mdc.edu/main/news/articles/2012/02/020212_mdc_kendall_campus_to_host_awardw.asp.

Nelson also wrote an article for the Huffington Post, which ran on February 13, 2012: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sophia-a-nelson/whitney-houston-death_b_1271660.html.

Black Woman Redefined on The Grio

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Black Woman Redefined was featured on TheGrio.com on January 26, 2012: http://www.thegrio.com/specials/life-and-style/why-some-african-american-women-view-first-lady-as-rock-star.php.

Black Woman Redefined media

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Sophia Nelson, author of Black Woman Redefined, wrote an article for CNN.com that ran on January 26, 2012: http://inamerica.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/26/opinion-what-you-really-need-to-know-about-black-women/.

Black Woman Redefined was mentioned on Thy Black Man on January 23, 2012: http://thyblackman.com/2012/01/23/black-women-on-the-come-up-in-america/.

Nelson will be speaking at the following colleges and corporations in Spring 2012:
* February 13 – 18, 2012: Women of Power Conference (Orlando, FL)
* February 20, 2012: Land O Lakes (Minnesota)
* February 29, 2012: Drexel University (Philadelphia, PA)
* March 1 – 3, 2012: David Lipscomb University (Nashville, TN)
* March 8, 2012: Kimberly Clark (Atlanta, GA)
* March 9, 201: META Metamorphosis Conference (Houston, TX): http://www.mymetamorphosis.org/conference/
* March 12, 2012: Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)

Watch Sophia Nelson’s previously announced appearance on MSNBC, which includes mention and a cover image of Black Woman Redefined, here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/46134500#46134500.

Nelson was a guest on MSNBC on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 at 11:30 a.m. ET.

Nelson was also named to DiversityBusiness.com’s list of 2012 Champions of Diversity: http://www.diversitybusiness.com/news/supplierdiversity/45201292.asp.

Black Woman Redefined was mentioned and author Sophia Nelson was quoted on the front page of The Washington Post on January 23, 2012. Part two of the story runs tomorrow, January 24, 2012, and a link will be available at that time: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/survey-paints-portrait-of-black-women-in-america/2011/12/22/gIQAvxFcJQ_story.html?tid=sm_twitter_washingtonpost.

Nelson was also on “Washington Watch” with Roland S. Martin on Sunday, January 22, 2012: http://rolandmartinreports.com/blog/2012/01/dark-girls-new-documentary-from-producer-bill-duke-tackles-colorism-in-the-african-american-community/.

Black Woman Redefined on ABC World News Tonight

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Sophia Nelson, author of Black Woman Redefined, was a guest on “ABC World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer” on January 11, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. ET, discussing First Lady Michelle Obama’s January 11 interview, where Mrs. Obama addresses her concerns about being labeled as an “angry black woman”:  http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201201110017.