I've Got Scars Baby!

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Tasha discusses the tragic day her brother was mistakenly killed at the hands of her other brother and the road of compassion and forgiveness she was lead to take.

ABIOUT TASHA:

Tasha Odunuyi is an author, inspirational and empowerment speaker, and serial entrepreneur who is dedicated to helping women to let love and God rule in their lives. The love for life, the love for your purpose, the love for all beings but above all self-love. The level of your self-love affects every aspect of your life from relationships, your career, how much money you make, how peaceful and joyful you feel, and how you can find your voice. Tasha helps and empowers women to manage their "not good enough voice" mindfully and let self-love rule again. Tasha Odunuyi is one of the voices of our generation that God is using to empower women to live healed, whole, and free.

She has been called a modern-day Joseph. Tasha is on a mission to help women to start looking within by telling their stories. To start becoming aware of your inner voice and start changing the perception of your inner voice and the world. To guide YOU to start becoming your beautiful authentic self again. She believes that if you become mindful you finally have a choice again in the present moment. To either choose love to accept fear.  As an entrepreneur, she is the owner and designer of Diella Designs women's fashion brand where she empowers women to show up Bold, Fierce, and Unapologetically commanding any room they enter with style and grace.

CONNECT WITH TASHA:

https://www.instagram.com/born2empowerher/

Purchase Tasha's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Mustering-Strength-Fight-Tasha-Odunuyi/dp/1735256862/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1C4T4IH6ZYIVS&dchild=1&keywords=tasha+odunuyi&qid=1622744698&sprefix=tasha+odu%2Caps%2C234&sr=8-1

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Coming Soon!!!

Audra's New Book: "I've Got Scars Baby! How to Embrace Your Scars and Power Your Purpose 

Get on the Pre-Order List Here: https://www.audrabryant.com/bookpreorderca

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Audra shares the story of her scars, how it impacted her life and led to the birth of the I've Got Scars Baby! podcast.

ABOUT AUDRA:

Life Coach/Motivational Speaker/Author

Audra Bryant is a life coach, motivational speaker, singer, and author who shares her transformational journey of healing to help others turn their scars into their superpower. After an accident caused her to receive burns on her chest, neck and shoulder at the tender age of 18-months, Bryant spent nearly 25 years trying to rid herself of the scars with surgeries, compression vests, acid treatments, and injections. She then began to cover them with t-shirts and turtlenecks and refused to look at her scars in the mirror until she was 25 years old, only to find herself missing out on her purpose and meaningful relationships. Because of her experience, the Detroit native wrote her song “Scars” to encourage others going through similar situations and shares her journey in a book “I’ve Got Scars Baby! How to Embrace Your Scars and Power Your Purpose.” In it, Bryant reveals that through prayer, affirmations, therapy, and other methods, she eventually found her purpose by embracing her scars. Additionally, as a certified life coach, she’s empowered countless others through workshops, personal coaching, speaking engagements, online courses, and her podcast “I’ve Got Scars Baby!”, which explores “scars” of all sorts from physical to mental and emotional.

Bryant’s infectious smile, impeccable talent and powerful testimony led to her being a motivational speaker and performer for The Detroit Medical Center, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Los Angeles Unified School District, Accelerated Radio, LA Talk Radio and the Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors.

Through the victories and the times of challenge, Bryant’s learned that we all have a purpose that is inextricable linked to one another so it is her desire to encourage others in their journey and make them smile along the way!

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CONNECT WITH AUDRA:

https://www.instagram.com/audraabryant/

https://www.audrabryant.com/

Coming Soon!!!

Audra's New Book: "I've Got Scars Baby! How to Embrace Your Scars and Power Your Purpose 

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ABOUT MALINDA:

Armed with a license in cosmetology and a few small acting roles, Malinda Williams left her home state of New Jersey and ambitiously set her sights on Hollywood. Twice nominated for an NAACP Image Award for “outstanding actress in a drama series”, the determined young beauty made a name for herself, grabbing lead roles in films such as “The Wood “(MTV/Paramount), “High School High” “A Thin Line Between Love and Hate” and the television series SoulFood.

Malinda recently starred in TVOne’s “Loved to Death”, and executive produced her first television movie “Marry Me for Christmas” for Uptv and Aspire networks. Having the ability to portray characters ranging from a sophisticated young entrepreneur, to a mentally challenged teenager, has branded Malinda Williams one of the entertainment industry’s most well respected actresses.

CONNECT WITH MALINDA:

https://www.instagram.com/malinsworld/

https://shesgotahabit.net/

***** This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. I’ve Got Scars Baby listeners get 10% off their first month at: http://betterhelp.com/IveGotScarsBaby 

It’s always a good time to invest in yourself. Turn your scars into your superpower! *****

Truly Austin-Bennett (Dance Educator, Choreographer, and Scholar)

Truly discusses her experience with Imposter Syndrome and the impact it has had on her career, relationships. and  self-esteem.

ABOUT TRULY:

Originally from Detroit, Truly A. Austin-Bennett is a Dancer, Educator, Choreographer. She has taught workshops and set pieces at various institutions throughout Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Japan, and Costa Rica. Focusing on a blend of modern and improvisation techniques, Austin-Bennett strives to create works that provoke discomfort and discussion. She is also fond of multi-generational casts, seeking to provide opportunities for older dancers to remain active in the dance community, and for younger dancers to learn firsthand from those of prior generations. Austin-Bennett received her BFA in Dance Education from East Carolina University and her MFA in Dance from Hollins University. Austin-Bennett is currently serving as adjunct Dance Professor at Bowie State University and St. Mary’s College of Maryland while pursuing her PhD in Visual Arts: Philosophy, Aesthetics, and Art Theory with a concentration in Dance.

CONNECT WITH TRULY:

https://www.instagram.com/dancetalkrealness/

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Coming Soon!!!

Audra's New Book: "I've Got Scars Baby! How to Embrace Your Scars and Power Your Purpose 

Get on the Pre-Order List Here: https://www.audrabryant.com/bookpreorder

***** This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. I’ve Got Scars Baby listeners get 10% off their first month at: http://betterhelp.com/IveGotScarsBaby 

It’s always a good time to invest in yourself. Turn your scars into your superpower! *****

On the show we will discuss what it looks like for a man to embrace both his masculine and feminine energies in order to create more fulfillment in his life and to be a strong presence in his family.

****The first person to comment "Finding My Balance" will receive a PDF of Oshea's book "Internal Balance."****

ABOUT OSHEA:

The Entreprenuer:

Oshea Luja is the Artistic Director of Still Waters Network,  the Producer of the Still Waters Experience, and co -founder of the literacy-rooted Still Waters Writers Workshop.  A renowned poet and producer, he is a 2015 and 2017 Village Award Recipient from the Villagers Hall of Fame Awards Foundation. Oshea co-founded Vibrations Holistic Center in Inglewood CA, which offered cultural classes, lectures, workshop and over 75 different types of healing teas and a full line of natural hair and skin-care products he co-produces called Subtle-Tiyes, aimed to beautify from the inside out.  He has since opened up The Balance Portal, a private practice in Southern CA, where he expanded their product line and now teach workshops on life-purpose alignment and soul work.

The Artist/Producer:

Oshea, known artistically as Food4Thought, is a visual, musical and literary artist, that has presented art on a world-class level over an extended period of time.  He's directed and produced the stage play "Smoke", written by Ernie De Silva, co-produced and directed  "Time with The Masters of Rhyme" A Watts Prophet and A Last Poet, co-produced, directed and starred in the production"Big City Bright Lights" and is currently touring with the theater production "The Fertile River" written by Vincent Terrell-Durham and produced by Alton Patton.  A pivotal moment in Oshea's work, was when he produced and directed the "50th Golden Anniversary of the critically acclaimed 1965 Watts Writers' Workshop." in 2015, at Cal Sate University Dominguez Hills in Carson California.  This historic event brought together many of the legendary Watts writers that have not seen each-other in over 35 years.

The Poet/Host:

Coined the “prince of poetry” by the late great Leimert Park Poet Dee Black, Oshea’s extremely potent spoken word delivery is like an iron fist inside of a silk glove.    As a poet, Oshea has been a longtime member of The Anansi Writers' Workshop at the World-Stage in Leimert Park.  CA.  His first poetry collection, "Royal Feast, A Literary Recipe", is an ode to his Watts CA. upbringing.  As a teaching artist, Oshea enjoys working with youth and elders, linking these generations together to better inner-stand the human experience.   Oshea has a special gift of utilizing creative expression to promote the innate greatness that resides in all beings.  A Watts CA, native, Oshea's passion is reclaiming Watts' storied history through art, culture and education.

The Author:

Oshea has wrote, edited, added an introduction and are co-authored over 20 manuscripts.  He's the author of Royal Feast - A Literary Recipe and co -author of Internal Balance - Would You Marry You?  He has added introductions to Try Walking A Mile N My Socks - By Melanie Luja, Sounds from the Waters - A poetry Anthology - by The Still Waters Collective,

The Practitioner:

Oshea has also found time to become a soul work practitioner in the fields of spirituality, health and balance.  His rite of passage has not been a cake walk,  humbly studying under the tutelage of author, poet, and priest Father Amde of the legendary Watts Prophets, award-winning documentary filmmaker, author, and poet S. Pearl Sharp, and The Grandfather of Rap and acupuncturist Dr. Jalal Mansur Nuriddin of the legendary Last Poets, to name some.  As a non-denominational minister, Oshea is sought after to facilitate weddings, funerals, rite-of-passage ceremonies, and many other sacred rituals throughout the year.  Oshea's research and life experiences have cultivated a unique philosophy that celebrates internal balance, suggesting that everyone has the innate ability to experience love inwardly, and the awareness of this actuality triggers an opening to explore love’s trajectory.

CONNECT WITH OSHEA:

http://oshealuja.pagedemo.co/

https://www.instagram.com/stillwatersnetwork/

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https://www.instagram.com/audraabryant/

https://www.audrabryant.com/

Coming Soon!!!

Audra's New Book: "I've Got Scars Baby! How to Embrace Your Scars and Power Your Purpose 

Get on the Pre-Order List Here: https://www.audrabryant.com/bookpreorder

***** This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. I’ve Got Scars Baby listeners get 10% off their first month at: http://betterhelp.com/IveGotScarsBaby 

It’s always a good time to invest in yourself. Turn your scars into your superpower! *****

Dr. Ryeal Simms {Cognitive Neuropsychologist, Behaviorist, Certified Relationship Coach, and Sex Expert}

On the show we will discuss the phases of attraction from a scientific standpoint, the dangers in connecting with "the wrong one", the power in connecting with "the right one" and how sex impacts it all. We will also discuss how to keep your relationship healthy and vibrant.

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ABOUT DR. SIMMS:

Neuropsychologist, Relationship Expert, Body Language / Sex Expert International speaker & Behaviorist.

Relationship Scientist Dr. Ryeal Simms is a cognitive neuropsychologist, behaviorist, motivational speaker and the leading authority on the neuroscience of relationships/sex worldwide.

A licensed and certified relationship coach, Counselor/Marriage facilitator, body language expert with the Relationship Coaching Institute and the Prepare/Enrich Program, Dr. Simms’s passion is analyzing the neuroscience of love by dissecting why we do what we do from an eco-bio-psycho-social-spiritual point of view. 

Dr Ryeal Simms is also a member the GGI network of Neuroscience researchers and the resident relationship Professor at the OptiMind Neuroscience Institute (ONCTI.com) where he integrates the disciplines of cognitive neuropsychology, neurobiology, neurochemistry anthropology and body language to teach youth, adults and corporations how to make wise personal and professional relationship choices.

CONNECT WITH DR. SIMMS:

https://www.instagram.com/the_relationship_scientist/

https://drryealsimms.com/

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Coming Soon!!!

Audra's New Book: "I've Got Scars Baby! How to Embrace Your Scars and Power Your Purpose 

Get on the Pre-Order List Here: https://www.audrabryant.com/bookpreorder

***** This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. I’ve Got Scars Baby listeners get 10% off their first month at: http://betterhelp.com/IveGotScarsBaby 

It’s always a good time to invest in yourself. Turn your scars into your superpower! *****

In this episode I interview Melanie Luja {Soul Work Practitioner, Reiki Master, Author, CEO of Subtle Tiyes Hair & Skincare}

On the show we will discuss the importance of finding and maintaining balance in our lives and what balance looks like within the dynamic of relationships.

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Melanie Luja (known creatively as Queen Socks) is a soul-work practitioner, life-purpose coach, educator, author, and award-winning poet.  She is also the co-founder of The Vibrations Enrichment Group, which focuses on Alkaline Education, and The Balance Portal, a private practice in southern CA, where the aim is Alternative Soul-Care.  With the release of the book Internal Balance: Would You Marry You? alongside her husband Oshea Luja, Melanie has brought another level of philosophical truths into a synergy designed to balance a person’s universe internally and externally.

With a marketing and communications background from Cal St. Fullerton, Melanie went on to start a promotions company in the late 90’s representing the artist of Def Jam, Columbia Records, and So So Def to name a few. She has also work with Jay-Z, The Fugees, Da Brat, Destiny’s Child and many others in the entertainment industry.

As a celebrity stylist for over twenty-five years, her craft mastery has lead her into creating an all natural skin, hair care and tea-line, called Subtle Tiyes, designed to assist in the beautification of ones essence.  Melanie also facilitate lectures, workshops, conduct private consultations, and is the executive director of Still Waters Network, a Los Angeles based production company that raises global awareness through the creative arts.

As an herbalist, Melanie enjoys creating concoctions and elixirs to assist in the healing process.  Melanie is an accredited cosmetologist, Reiki Master and soul-work therapist.  A native of Los Angeles, California, this creative force is also a seasoned speaker, poet and host, sharing stages with the likes of Sonia Sanchez, Amiri Baraka and Angela Davis. 

As a wife, mother of five and entrepreneur, Melanie has also found time to become a doula and energy intuit, in the fields of spirituality, soul-work, health, and balance. Melanie’s rite of passage has been spiritually rewarding, humbly studying under the tutelage of author, poet, and priest Father Amde of the legendary Watts Prophets, award-winning documentary filmmaker, author, and poet S. Pearl Sharp, and The Grandfather of Rap and acupuncturist Dr. Jalal Mansur Nuriddin of the legendary Last Poets.

As non- denominational ministers, Melanie and her husband Oshea Luja is sought after to facilitate weddings, funerals, rite-of-passage ceremonies, and many other sacred rituals throughout the year. Melanie’s research and life experiences have cultivated a unique philosophy that celebrates internal balance, suggesting that everyone has the innate ability to experience love inwardly, and the awareness of this actuality triggers an opening to explore love’s trajectory.

Some of Melanie’s works include (Books): Internal Balance, Would You Marry You? (2017), Tea with Melanie (2015); Sounds From The Waters, Poetry Anthology (2013), The Watts Learning Center Anthology (2011) Try Walking A Mile In My Socks (2010). (Stage plays): Smoke (2017), Big City Bright Lights, (2014), Flowers, (2010),  (Albums): After-Birth (2019), The Love-Lock (2015) N My Socks (2009) School curriculums: The Princess Project initiative, The Beautiful Me Workshop, and The Still Waters' Writers’ Super-Heru Workshop.  Stay tune for Melanie’s forth-coming novel “Sweet Peppa”, due to be released in the spring of 2020.  For more info on Melanie, please contact: www.StillWatersEvents.com

CONNECT WITH MELANIE:

https://www.instagram.com/melanie_luja/

http://melanieluja.pagedemo.co/

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Coming Soon!!!

Audra's New Book: "I've Got Scars Baby! How to Embrace Your Scars and Power Your Purpose 

Get on the Pre-Order List Here: https://www.audrabryant.com/bookpreorder

CONNECT WITH TAMEKA:

https://www.facebook.com/tameka.citchenspruce

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It’s always a good time to invest in yourself. Turn your scars into your superpower! *****

In this interview, Tameka discusses the mental and emotional work she had to do being paralyzed as a child. She also discusses the importance of being disabled and advocating for yourself in the worlds of education and filmmaking.

Tameka Citchen-Spruce has over 10 years experience in disability advocacy and media. Mrs. Spruce was Ms. Wheelchair MI 2006. As a Ms. Wheelchair MI, she spoke out about supporting women with disabilities who are being abused. Two years later she formed Women Empower Inc, empowering women with disabilities to live their best lives. She is a proud member of Warriors on Wheels of Metropolitan Detroit. And she volunteers for Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative. In 2017, she was chosen to be a Disability Ambassador for World Disability Institute, where she represented people with disabilities at the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Conference.

CONNECT WITH TAMEKA:

https://www.facebook.com/tameka.citchenspruce

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https://www.instagram.com/audraabryant/

https://www.audrabryant.com/

Coming Soon!!!

Audra's New Book: "I've Got Scars Baby! How to Embrace Your Scars and Power Your Purpose 

Get on the Pre-Order List Here: https://www.audrabryant.com/bookpreorder

***** This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. I’ve Got Scars Baby listeners get 10% off their first month at: http://betterhelp.com/IveGotScarsBaby 

It’s always a good time to invest in yourself. Turn your scars into your superpower! *****

Camille discusses her experience with career delays (having written The Clark Sisters film 15 years prior to its release) and her battle with maintaining faith during the dark parts of her journey. She provides tips on how to not to let outward success dictate your inner happiness.

*Check out Camille's Superpower Tips here: https://www.audrabryant.com/camilletucker

ABOUT CAMILLE:

Screenwriter Camille Tucker hails from Compton, CA, and is a daughter of the city—both her father and brother formerly served as mayor. As a girl, the elementary school she attended burned down, after which she was bused to an affluent, predominantly white private school in Palos Verdes, CA. There, she was constantly challenged to defend the negative characterizations of her hometown.

“I felt like I was bridging two worlds,” says Camille. “One where kids were dropped off in Benzes and Bentleys, and another that was wrongly stereotyped for gangs and violence. It was like being in a fish bowl. As an object of curiosity to my classmates, I became profoundly aware of my blackness.”

Things changed for Camille when she got her hands on the works of phenomenal, black women writers such as Gwendolyn Brooks, Ntozake Shange, Maya Angelou and Octavia Butler. Their written word inspired her and helped her to find her own voice. Camille began to write—poetry, songs, plays and eventually screenplays.

Today, Camille has sold screenplays to many of the major studios such as Sony, Universal, New Line Cinema, Fox TV and Disney, and has worked with producers such as Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Stacey Snider, Marc Platt, Todd Garner and Debra Chase. One of her most memorable experiences was co-writing the screenplay Golddiggaz with the late Oscar-nominated director, John Singleton, a friend and mentor.

Camille has produced and directed six short films. Her short, Cellular, won Best Short Narrative Film at Boston’s Roxbury International Film Festival.

In 2019, Camille was honored to be a finalist and the drama alternate in the prestigious Disney|ABC TV Writing Fellowship; and in 2018, she was one of eleven filmmakers selected in the Producers Guild of America Power of Diversity Workshop.

Camille is co-writer of the highly-anticipated biopic The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel, airing at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, April 11, 2020 on Lifetime Television.

Camille holds an MFA in screenwriting from Loyola Marymount University, an MA from Fuller Seminary, and is a member of the Writers Guild of America, West.

CONNECT WITH CAMILLE:

https://www.instagram.com/camilletuc/

http://camilletucker.com/index.html

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https://www.instagram.com/audraabryant/

https://www.audrabryant.com/

Coming Soon!!!

Audra's New Book: "I've Got Scars Baby! How to Embrace Your Scars and Power Your Purpose 

Get on the Pre-Order List Here: https://www.audrabryant.com/bookpreorder

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***** This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. I’ve Got Scars Baby listeners get 10% off their first month at: http://betterhelp.com/IveGotScarsBaby 

It’s always a good time to invest in yourself. Turn your scars into your superpower! *****

Camille discusses her experience with career delays (having written The Clark Sisters film 15 years prior to its release) and her battle with maintaining faith during the dark parts of her journey. She provides tips on how to not to let outward success dictate your inner happiness.

*Check out Camille's Superpower Tips here: https://www.audrabryant.com/camilletucker

ABOUT CAMILLE:

Screenwriter Camille Tucker hails from Compton, CA, and is a daughter of the city—both her father and brother formerly served as mayor. As a girl, the elementary school she attended burned down, after which she was bused to an affluent, predominantly white private school in Palos Verdes, CA. There, she was constantly challenged to defend the negative characterizations of her hometown.

“I felt like I was bridging two worlds,” says Camille. “One where kids were dropped off in Benzes and Bentleys, and another that was wrongly stereotyped for gangs and violence. It was like being in a fish bowl. As an object of curiosity to my classmates, I became profoundly aware of my blackness.”

Things changed for Camille when she got her hands on the works of phenomenal, black women writers such as Gwendolyn Brooks, Ntozake Shange, Maya Angelou and Octavia Butler. Their written word inspired her and helped her to find her own voice. Camille began to write—poetry, songs, plays and eventually screenplays.

Today, Camille has sold screenplays to many of the major studios such as Sony, Universal, New Line Cinema, Fox TV and Disney, and has worked with producers such as Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Stacey Snider, Marc Platt, Todd Garner and Debra Chase. One of her most memorable experiences was co-writing the screenplay Golddiggaz with the late Oscar-nominated director, John Singleton, a friend and mentor.

Camille has produced and directed six short films. Her short, Cellular, won Best Short Narrative Film at Boston’s Roxbury International Film Festival.

In 2019, Camille was honored to be a finalist and the drama alternate in the prestigious Disney|ABC TV Writing Fellowship; and in 2018, she was one of eleven filmmakers selected in the Producers Guild of America Power of Diversity Workshop.

Camille is co-writer of the highly-anticipated biopic The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel, airing at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, April 11, 2020 on Lifetime Television.

Camille holds an MFA in screenwriting from Loyola Marymount University, an MA from Fuller Seminary, and is a member of the Writers Guild of America, West.

CONNECT WITH CAMILLE:

https://www.instagram.com/camilletuc/

http://camilletucker.com/index.html

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CONNECT WITH AUDRA:

https://www.instagram.com/audraabryant/

https://www.audrabryant.com/

Coming Soon!!!

Audra's New Book: "I've Got Scars Baby! How to Embrace Your Scars and Power Your Purpose 

Get on the Pre-Order List Here: https://www.audrabryant.com/bookpreorder

*****

***** This podcast is sponsored by BetterHelp. I’ve Got Scars Baby listeners get 10% off their first month at: http://betterhelp.com/IveGotScarsBaby 

It’s always a good time to invest in yourself. Turn your scars into your superpower! *****

Camille discusses her experience with career delays (having written The Clark Sisters film 15 years prior to its release) and her battle with maintaining faith during the dark parts of her journey. She provides tips on how to not to let outward success dictate your inner happiness.

*Check out Camille's Superpower Tips here: https://www.audrabryant.com/camilletucker

ABOUT CAMILLE:

Screenwriter Camille Tucker hails from Compton, CA, and is a daughter of the city—both her father and brother formerly served as mayor. As a girl, the elementary school she attended burned down, after which she was bused to an affluent, predominantly white private school in Palos Verdes, CA. There, she was constantly challenged to defend the negative characterizations of her hometown.

“I felt like I was bridging two worlds,” says Camille. “One where kids were dropped off in Benzes and Bentleys, and another that was wrongly stereotyped for gangs and violence. It was like being in a fish bowl. As an object of curiosity to my classmates, I became profoundly aware of my blackness.”

Things changed for Camille when she got her hands on the works of phenomenal, black women writers such as Gwendolyn Brooks, Ntozake Shange, Maya Angelou and Octavia Butler. Their written word inspired her and helped her to find her own voice. Camille began to write—poetry, songs, plays and eventually screenplays.

Today, Camille has sold screenplays to many of the major studios such as Sony, Universal, New Line Cinema, Fox TV and Disney, and has worked with producers such as Robert De Niro, Jane Rosenthal, Stacey Snider, Marc Platt, Todd Garner and Debra Chase. One of her most memorable experiences was co-writing the screenplay Golddiggaz with the late Oscar-nominated director, John Singleton, a friend and mentor.

Camille has produced and directed six short films. Her short, Cellular, won Best Short Narrative Film at Boston’s Roxbury International Film Festival.

In 2019, Camille was honored to be a finalist and the drama alternate in the prestigious Disney|ABC TV Writing Fellowship; and in 2018, she was one of eleven filmmakers selected in the Producers Guild of America Power of Diversity Workshop.

Camille is co-writer of the highly-anticipated biopic The Clark Sisters: The First Ladies of Gospel, airing at 8:00 p.m., Saturday, April 11, 2020 on Lifetime Television.

Camille holds an MFA in screenwriting from Loyola Marymount University, an MA from Fuller Seminary, and is a member of the Writers Guild of America, West.

CONNECT WITH CAMILLE:

https://www.instagram.com/camilletuc/

http://camilletucker.com/index.html

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CONNECT WITH AUDRA:

https://www.instagram.com/audraabryant/

https://www.audrabryant.com/

Coming Soon!!!

Audra's New Book: "I've Got Scars Baby! How to Embrace Your Scars and Power Your Purpose 

Get on the Pre-Order List Here: https://www.audrabryant.com/bookpreorder

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