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Cultural Writer & Strategist — Open for OpportunitiesI’m a cultural writer, creative strategist, and founder of #blkcreatives — bringing over a decade of work at the intersection of Black culture, brand storytelling, live experiences, and community. Available for full-time, contract, and project-based engagements.
Culture moves. Strategy gives it
somewhere to land.
“This world does not move without Black creativity.” - Melissa Kimble
A writer who thinks in strategy. A strategist who leads with heart.
For over a decade, I have been a connective thread between Black culture and the brands, organizations, and communities that want to align authentically with it. I write, I strategize, I produce — and I do all of it with the instincts of someone who's been in community with Black creators since 2010.
As founder of #blkcreatives — one of the most trusted brands on the internet for Black creative professionals — I built something that connects thousands of creators to each other, to resources, and to opportunities. That same intentionality carries into every project, client, and campaign.
My editorial work has appeared in Essence, NBC News Think, Andscape, Glamour, Morning Brew, and more. My branded content campaigns have moved audiences for Lifetime, A&E, Spotify, and others. And my community work — from children's literacy programs to ERG workshops to speaking engagements — reflects my conviction that creativity is both a cultural act and an economic one.
I am not a vendor. I am a collaborator who helps you understand why something matters before I help you communicate it.
Selected Work
Projects & Partnerships
My work has been viewed over 100 million times and counting. A cross-section of campaigns, editorial, community projects, and live experiences — representing over a decade of cultural work across media, brand, and community spaces. View my portfolio for cultural strategy portfolio here.
Right To Offend: A Black Comedy Revolution
A&E
Cultural Strategy - Branded Content
The Future Is Built
Square
Cultural Strategy - Community Engagement
To Mary, With Love
The Gates Preserve
Cultural Strategy - Community Engagement
The Approach
What drives the work
I operate from a conviction that Black creativity is not a niche — it is the engine of American culture. The work I take on reflects that. Whether I’m writing a campaign, producing an event, or sitting with children learning to love books, I bring the same foundational belief that the best work comes from people who are genuinely invested in the communities they're serving.
I’ve built a career around collaborations that allow me to listen, lead, and create from a place of love. That's not a soft principle — it's what makes the work I do more effective, the events more resonant, and the community programs more impactful.
Over a decade inside Black creative communities means that I understand context, nuance, and history that can't be researched in a brief. That depth is what separates good work from work that holds up.
Cultural fluency isn't a credential — it's a practice.
The entertainment industry and brands adjacent to it must employ people who can honor Black icons across every stage of a campaign. It's not sentiment — it makes the work more effective.
Nostalgia is strategy.
Children's literacy programs aren't charity work — they're investments in the next generation of writers, thinkers, and creators. I bring this framing to every youth engagement she takes on.
Literacy is an economic issue.
Community is infrastructure.
Real community — the kind that connects people to each other, to resources, and to opportunity — takes time, trust, and consistency. #blkcreatives is the proof of concept.