Dear Pennies & Pens, I am in a Slack group called Minorities in Media and while working on this issue, I posted in the group that I was looking for artists and entrepreneurs to feature. Somehow, Michelle Blue and her…
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Dear Pennies & Pens, A couple years of ago, one of our contributors Bran the Don featured a few of emerging independent artists. One of those artists was Kuul. I am so excited to say that Kuul has done a…
This post contains a Press Sample Dear Pennies & Pens, As you all hopefully know, I was in NYC last month for my event, Flavor’s Night Out. While in New York, I stayed at the Dream Midtown NYC. It’s funny because I lived…
Dear Pennies & Pens, As you all hopefully know, my business partner and I hosted an event last week called  Flavor’s Night Out. Flavor’s Night Out is an event created to celebrate diversity and multiculturalism by showcasing art and fashion by multicultural…
Dear Pennies and Pens, As you all hopefully know, my business partner Cacha` and I are hosting an event in NYC next month called Flavor’s Night Out. Flavor’s Night Out is an event created to celebrate diversity and multiculturalism by showcasing art…
Dear Pennies & Pens, As you all hopefully know, I am Co-Founder of 8515 — a lifestyle marketing and PR agency. For the past few months, we’ve been working with Y-Clad to launch an content marketing campaign called Y-Clad Lover’s Lane. Read all about…
Dear Pennies & Pens, As an Editor, I absolutely love those times when I discover amazing artists by accident. It makes my job easier because it happens organically thereby making our collaboration more authentic. I spotted today’s interviewee Kiarra Elliott…
This post contains Press Samples Dear Pennies & Pens, Today, I’m introducing a new section of de la Pen…All Pen Everything called LOUDRead pronounced “LoudRed” where I’ll be featuring book reviews. Some of you may remember my earlier reviews of biographies…
Dear Pennies & Pens, New York Fashion Week will always hold a special place in my heart. This year was the first year I didn’t attend any of the shows since 2010. Crazy, I know! But now that I’m in Texas,…
Dear Pennies & Pens, One of the cool things about interviewing people is that you get to more insight on their work and creative process as well as their personality. You learn about who they are as an artist, how…