The Colored Girl

Tori speaks with Ronetta about being a mother of 2 amazing trailblazing children, domestic violence survivor, she overcame being paralyzed on her right side for 1 1/2 yrs after suffering from Lyme's Disease and Guillan Barre Syndrome at 21, Then she served 13 years in the USAF, Single mother and now an Entrepreneur focusing on Inspiring, Empowering, Cultivating Women entrepreneurs within the military community while being affected by Fibromyalgia and other health complications. She refuse to allow it to hinder her.

Tori dives deep with Melissa about being a mama, a lover, a photographer/filmmaker with an empathetic heart. After a years of ups and downs, including homelessness, depression, anxiety, and low self esteem, She's finally at a point in her life where she feels...whole. One night, when her daughter was 5, she felt like she had reached her lowest point. She was working a low-wage job and barely had enough money to scrape together a dinner. When her daughter asked for more, which there was none, she gave her what was on her plate. She ate happily, but Melissa cried herself to sleep that night. She vowed to never again be in that position. She prayed for and attuned her spirit to abundance.

Tori chats with Chiara about her mother and her being survivors of domestic violence. Despite suffering from the same mental illness as her father (the abuser), She's grown (in her opinion) into a compassionate woman who is currently in law school hoping to specialize in human rights and refugee law.

Tori talks with Tamara about being a military kid, awesome upbringing and opportunity for culture and traveling. Watching her Mom as a soldier made her independent and observant. The story she think needs to be shared is managing the pandemic alone. She had recently relocated to a new city for a new job, but going weeks at a time without face to face options was unbearable even as an introverted adaptable professional.

Tori chats with Ottavia about her whole life being an open book. She not only shares her successes via social media but her pain and discomfort as well. She's struggled with homelessness and abuse to name a couple but when she was on the brink of a nervous breakdown she turned to meditation. And now she has a business built and birthed from her pain to wellness. She's a certified sound therapist, mindfulness teacher, reiki master, tarot reader and ancestral advocate.

Tori chats with Nina about growing up in Canada and being mistreated and bullied because of her skin color and hair. She now uses that as fuel to fight for Black Lives to Matter and human rights. 

Tori chats with Kenya about being a graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Master’s in Dance Education from the Arnhold Graduate Dance Education Program in May 2020. As an emerging choreographer, Kenya is committed to cultivating new methods of reclaiming, and retaining, the legacy of the African Diaspora.

Tori dives deep with Keisha about being married to a professional athlete, divorced at 26, single mom, lost EVERYTHING 2 times and she means EVERYTHING, was on public assistance, a product of domestic abuse, made it through! Come from the typical AA family that doesn’t talk about their sh$!, so she met her fathers family for the first time a few years ago and they didn’t know who she was.

Tori chats with Janelle about being a 24 years old still in college trying to figure out this adult thing. She admits she needs some more training lmao.

Tori speaks with Dr. B Lynn about being a multifaceted, multiracial woman of color that was raised with divergent religious and cultural beliefs and values, in addition to having to flip flop between both “sides of the tracks“ so to speak. So, “code switching“ was learned from elementary school. Traversing the exclusivity of upper class white privilege prep schools and country clubs and not looking and acting white enough and all the hate and racism that went along with it was overbearing to say the least. This was juxtaposed with being with her extended family in the projects and not being “black enough“ on “the block“.