![]() NABJ Secretary Delesha Banks moderated the event. Now, she is the founder and CEO of National Women’s Brunch Organization, Inc., and Lateshia Pearson Enterprise. A woman of many talents, she was a paralegal for thirteen years. Pearson hails from Pelahatchie, Mississippi, and graduated from Belhaven University. She currently is a public relations’ guru with a high-profile clientele, namely Real Housewives of Atlanta star Nene Leakes. She competed and was a semi-finalist on the debut season of American Idol in 2002 and she gave the panel audience a spur-of-the-moment performance of “Amazing Grace.” She has a history of pageantry and holds several titles. Sanders calls Vicksburg, Mississippi home and is a graduate of Spelman College. Her hustle led her to become a millionaire in her second year of business. She started her business by selling hair bundles in a Target parking lot from the back of her car. ![]() ![]() Her rise to stardom is mostly attributed to her lucrative hair business: Goddess Lengths Virgin Hair. Rogers is from Canton, Mississippi, and a graduate of Jackson State University. The show’s premise is to redefine what it means to be a southern belle.Īt 12:15 pm, NABJ President Mekiyla Brown introduced the three businesswomen and gave them the floor to speak about their backgrounds. Along with the three women present at the panel discussion, Sophia “Sogucci” Williams, Marie Hamilton-Abston, Tambra Cherie, and Aikisha Holly-Colon are in the show’s main cast. Their show, Belle Collective, launched in 2021 and centers around the lives of five businesswomen in Jackson, Mississippi. Latrice Rogers, Melanie Sanders, and Lateshia Pearson were present to answer questions, give advice, and share their stories with Alcorn’s students and faculty. The event featured reality television stars from the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) original show, Belle Collective. The Alcorn State University (ASU) chapter of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) hosted a Lunch and Learn in the Biotechnology Auditorium on Thursday, March 2nd.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |