How Quitting Alcohol Saved His Life and Disrupted an Industry Since we first introduced you to Sipple and its co-founder, Danny Frounfelkner, the Houston-based company has hit next level status. At least from my humble perspective as a customer. Like many of you, I am participating in Dry January, which necessitated a recent shopping trip…
Why They Call Her the Candle Queen
Why They Call Her the Candle Queen I love candles. Especially during the Christmas holidays, which makes this the perfect time to revisit my conversation with The Candle Queen. Ianthe Mauro is fluent in the language of candles. Whatever the shape or scent, candles are a perfect metaphor for what Ianthe is all about — bringing…
How to Break Barriers and Soar: My Family’s Story of an Engineering Pioneer
How to Break Barriers and Soar:My Family’s Story of an Engineering Pioneer Growing up, she was simply my second cousin, Yvonne. Someone I looked forward to seeing on my summer visits to Nashville, Tennessee, my mother’s hometown. Little did I know she was also a pioneer — a badass Black woman who refused to let…
What it Means to be Transgender in Today’s World
What it Means to be Transgender in Today’s World As I count my blessings this Thanksgiving, I am thankful for the opportunity to be an ally to the LGBTQ+ community that is deeply hurting. The recent Q Club killings in Colorado Springs are the latest example of the searing hate and violence gripping our nation….
How a Soul Food Scholar Uses Food and Faith to Help Bridge Our Divides
How a Soul Food Scholar Uses Food and Faith to Help Bridge Our Divides He calls himself a recovering lawyer and politico turned culinary historian, food writer and professional speaker. Sprinkle in a healthy dose of faith and social justice activism and voilà — a Soul Food Scholar “dropping knowledge like hot biscuits!” Somehow, Adrian…
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