Get Ready for Hurricane Season Now
This week’s Blog provides vital information to help you stay safe during the 2022 Hurricane Season which started June 1st. #HurricaneStrong.org is a website that helps you find your hurricane evacuation route. # HurricaneStrong.org is a national resilience initiative...
Article Highlights My Keynote Address at the African American Book Festival
A recent article in the Style Weekly highlights my 'Keynote Address' at the 2022 African American Book Festival in Richmond. The piece notes my comments at the book festival and quoted from Nobel Laureate - the late Toni Morrison, when she said, "if there is a book...
#4 Persevere thru the Pandemic Series: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina women survivors
As the 2022 Hurricane Season opens, medical experts say the U.S. is in the throes of another Pandemic surge. So, this week’s blog will highlight a few lessons from Hurricane Katrina survivors that kept them going after the disaster. One Hurricane Katrina Mississippi...
2022 Hurricane Season Series #1
June 1st opens the Hurricane Season annually. Hurricane Agatha the 1 storm of the season was a powerful Category 2 deadly and damaging cyclone that hit Mexico last week. According to the National Hurricane Center (NHC) this weekend a major tropical storm Alex is...
#2 Diversion from Disasters: Honoring the Life of my sister, Mrs. Gerri Hall.
This month my family experienced the transition of my older sister Gerri. Back in 2011 when she had her 1st MD diagnosis, her son, reminded me of my visit to take care of her that summer and she started the journey to fight back. Gerri fought like a soldier and lived...
Interview on WPCE Radio 95.3FM/1400AM
Recently I was interviewed by host, Dr. Wanda McNair on IMPACT, a community service broadcast that provides information to positively impact your tomorrow. We talked about my book, The Overlooked Voices of Hurricane Katrina...
#3 Persevere thru the Pandemic Series: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina women survivors
The Pandemic continues to ebb and flow as it disrupts our lives. Hurricane Katrina, the worst natural disaster in American history interrupted the lives of the Mississippi women I interviewed and their lesson this week is to 'keep pressing on despite the situation you...
The 2022 Hurricane Season starts in less than a month
On June 1 the 2022 Hurricane Season opens. Forecasters are predicting an overactive season so now is the time to get ready. Find out what you need in your disaster kit by clicking this link: https://www.ready.gov/kit Be sure to check back next week for more...
Keynote Speaker at the Richmond African American Book Festival
Richmond's African-American Book Festival was last week and I gave the Keynote address on my book, The Overlooked Voices of Hurricane Katrina Mississippi Black Women Survivors Resilience and Recovery. Over 300 people attended the event. I spoke to the audience about...
