Category Archive: She So Tenacious!

Miss Angola Crowned Miss Universe 2011

Miss Angola Leila Lopes is crowned as Miss Universe 2011! Check her out!

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Thank You…

24th Birthday

24…. Ya’ll are gonna have to excuse me, because I still can’t get over the fact that I’m actually 24 years old! I’m not saying that I never thought I would make it to Twenty4, but I just never imagined myself reaching into the mid-twenties (crazy, I know lol)… As a child, I was always …

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So Tenacious: Ke’Shawnda Chambers

Ke'Shawnda Chambers

Congratulations to my niece, Ke’Shawnda Chambers!!! At the age of 17, Ke’Shawnda recently graduated in the Top Ten of her High School graduating class with a 4.4 GPA. On top of that, she has almost finished completing her AA Degree in College. Ke’Shawnda probably won’t be too happy that I put her on blast, but …

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Fantasia Receives Honorary Degree

Fantasia recently hit the stage, but this time it was for an honorary degree from high school. She earned her degree from Andrews High School over the weekend in Greensboro, NC. I’m proud of Fantasia. Just from seeing her trying to achieve her GED on her reality show Fantasia For Real, I believe she deserves …

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Get Your Ish Together!

shanel

Remember when I introduced yall to a young lady named Shanel Cooper-Sykes, who’s the author of the book Stilettos in the Kitchen? Well today she caught my attention by this post: I really wanna know — do you have your ish together yet? Financially? Spiritually? Emotionally? Physically? Or are you FORCED to do stuff… so …

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So Tenacious: Lil Girl Praying

Today’s She So Tenacious focuses on a young girl named Hannah. I was on Facebook browsing & a friend of mine (Hey Tiffany!) posted a video of a lil girl praying up a storm! Witness it for yourself: I mean she was preaching for a good 7 minutes, and was actually making sense too.. Can’t …

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So Tenacious: Notre Dame’s First Black Valedictorian

Katie Washington

Ladies & Gents, listen up! Katie Washington from Gary, Indiana is a 21 year old, who will make history as the FIRST African American to become valedictorian at the University of Notre Dame. Katie Washington, 21, is a biology major and minor in Catholic social teaching with a 4.0 GPA. “I am humbled,” said Washington …

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