Since last month, Tamika Felder has been putting in a lot of overtime hours. The 34-year-old TV producer and on-air talent spends her days prepping guests, handling contracts and overseeing shoots, but after hours is when she begins the job she most passionate about — cervical cancer advocate. Felder, founder of the advocacy organization Tamika & [...]
Entries from February 2010
February 12, 2010
a woman of power
I forgot about how important it is to be around progressive people who are doing big things. For the last three days, I’ve been in La Quinta, California, at the Women of Power Summit, where more than 500 fabulous females have convened to talk about everything from courage to confidence. Yesterday was my turn to [...]
February 9, 2010
adoption madness
Last week, I had dinner with a friend who goes to Haiti often and is headed back any day now to lend a hand. I jokingly told him to bring me back a baby, but I was serious about mothering a child from Haiti, or any country for that matter — if only folks wouldn’t [...]
