Hey BA Fam, pull up a chair at the Brown Table! This week  Mandi is joined by two returning guests: Jonquilyn Hill from Vox Media and Yvie Saint-Louis from Blavity. Fresh from NABJ’s 50th anniversary conference in Cleveland, the ladies swap stories on conference strategy, avoiding burnout, and why the hotel bar might just be your best networking move. 

 

We get into:

• NABJ 2024 recap — from career fairs to that family reunion energy, and why you don’t need to hit every event to make it count.

• Networking tips that actually work — think conference apps, lateral connections, and the perfect follow-up email.

• Higher Heights wins — celebrating Black women making major political strides nationwide.

• Corporate card chaos — the jaw-dropping story of a media exec who racked up nearly $300K in personal expenses (yes, Botox included).

• Black-Owned Business Month shout-outs — from luxe candles to curl-defining gel you’ll want in your cart yesterday.

• Pop culture corner — why The Gilded Age is having a moment, and our collective side-eye at unnecessary reboots.

Plus, Mandi drops our latest Brown Ambition Book Club pick — The Ghost of Gwendolyn Montgomery by Clarence Haynes — a spooky, stylish, and sexy read you’ll want to grab before next week’s author interview.

It’s laughs, lessons, and a little tea — just the way we like it at the Brown Table.

 

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