Lana Williams is the Board Chair of ZAMI NOBLA (National Organization of Black Lesbians on Aging). She is a Financial Coach, with over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. Her experience includes banking, mergers and acquisitions, investment advising, and bank industry consulting with some of the largest Fortune 500 companies. Positions she’s held include Regional Sales Manager, Senior Sales Consultant, and Project Manager. As a Financial Coach, Lana helps clients develop healthy money habits. She educates and works one-on-one with them to create a financial plan that reflects their goals. Together, they structure budgets, implement debt payoff strategies, and create savings plans. She also serves as an accountability partner, cheerleader, and supporter.

Lana is a graduate of Florida A&M University and holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics. She has been an active volunteer most of her adult life. In addition to her current role as Chair of the Board of Directors, Lana has previously served on boards including Fourth Tuesday, and In the Life Atlanta, both in the LGBTQ+ community in Atlanta, GA. She also served on the United Way Allocations Committee. Lana is an avid traveler, and lover of music, theater, photography, and most recently, camping.

lana@lwilliamfinance.com

404.490.1872

Ebook: The Financial Detox

https://payhip.com/b/W8B1g

Website

https://www.lwilliamfinance.com/

IG

https://www.instagram.com/lwilliamfinance

TikTok

https://www.tiktok.com/@lwilliamfinance

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/@lwilliampersonalfinanceedu3863

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/lwilliamfinance

Lynnette White and Sabrina Francis-White sat down with Angela to share how

a Blind date turned into a Fairy Tale Come True. And to discuss what it takes to sustain 32 years

of love, understanding and marriage. As they continue to plan their next adventure in life.

Mary Hooks is a 42yr old, Black, lesbian, feminist, abolitionist, pan-Africanist, mother, wife and a member of Southerners On New Ground and part of the leadership of the Movement 4 Black Lives. Mary joined SONG as a member in 2009 and began organizing with SONG in 2010. Mary’s commitment to Black liberation, which encompasses the liberation of LGBTQ folks, is rooted in her experiences growing up under the impacts of the War on Drugs. Her people are migrants of the Great Migration, factory workers, church folks, Black women, hustlers and addicts, dykes, studs, femmes, queens and all people fighting for the liberation of oppressed people.

Mary Hooks believes that in order to reach a world that is free from fear and the safety and dignity of all people can be honored, Black people, oppressed people, and all those who are impacted by white supremacy must vision a new world, build our collective power, both locally and globally and take action. She has been passionate about transformative organizing work that changes hearts and minds and has been at the forefront of combating racism, by taking on fights that impact the lives of Black and brown queer and trans people in the South, such as the work to abolish money bail, defunding police, re-imagining public safety and developing new organizers. When she is not ripping the eyebrows off of white supremacy and injustice, you can find Hooks plotting, scheming, and dreaming, but most of all loving on her people.

“The mandate; to avenge the suffering of our ancestors, to earn the respect of future generations, and to be transformed in the service of the work. Let’s get free ya’ll!” - Mary Hooks

The ZAMI NOBLA North Carolina State Chapter holds a monthly potluck. I took a road trip to Charlotte, North Carolina, to experience one of these gatherings and had the pleasure of interviewing one of their members, Marilyn McClain.

Marilyn McClain’s Bio:
I Am a body Alchemist. One who is patient, grounded, wise, modest and
who enjoys learning and teaching. My mind and soul are open. Love is
my greatest tool. I use my inner strength and spirit to transform the
lives of others through movement and visioning. I am a licensed
physical therapist in the state of North Carolina. I have been
practicing for 20 years. I am certified as an instructor for Tai Chi
for Immunity and Tai Chi for Arthritis and Fall Prevention. There are
many forms of exercise and I assist clients in discovering what
resonates with their whole being.

ZAMI NOBLA North Carolina Chapter info:
https://www.zaminobla.org/chapters

ZAMI NOBLA North Carolina Chapter Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1157415168054367

Janyce Jackson Jones (President- ZAMI NOBLA North Carolina State
Chapter) interview:
https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/show/zaminobla/id/17779127

Stephanie Anne Johnson is a second-generation theater practitioner. Her mother Virginia Johnson (Green) worked with The American Negro Theatre In N.Y.

​Johnson has been a lighting designer for over forty years. Nationally she has done designs for La Mama Theatre (N.Y.), Telluride Repertory Theatre (Colorado), The Arizona Repertory Theatre, The National Black Theater, and The Apollo (N.Y.). Locally, she has worked with Cultural Odyssey, Rhodessa Jones, Afro Solo, Ubuntu Theatre, African American Shakespeare Company, The Aurora Theater, Shotgun Players, The Marin Theatre Company, and many other groups.

Her design work has also been seen in India, The Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Canada and France. She was awarded a Gerbode Design Fellowship in partnership with Cultural Odyssey of San Francisco in 1998. Photographs of Ms. Johnson's designs were included in the show Onstage: A Century of African American Stage Design which was presented at The N.Y. Public Library For The Performing Arts in 1995.

Stephanie also has written, directed and performed in theater presentations.

Stephanie’s One-Woman Show:

"Every 21 Days Cancer & Yoga & Me " July 21, 2014

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTEprQN0sRE

Stephanie’s Website:

Light Essence Design

https://www.lightessencedesign.com/?fbclid=IwAR1PRWIoov_uuprv1a3L-zGK7xARGG_yAGb3QbNs43-G1ay16pJoOjmLOxA

M Shelly Conner, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing
at the University of Central Arkansas. Her multi-genre writings
examine culture through a dapperqueer womanist lens and include
publications in Crisis Magazine, the A.V. Club, NBC News, and the
Grio. Her debut novel "everyman", is currently available in hard cover,
paperback, ebook, and audiobook.

Shelly is repped by Beth Marshea at
Ladderbird Agency.

Her website:
http://mshellyconner.com/m

Buy the book:
https://www.blackstonepublishing.com/everyman-dat0.html#541=94

The ZAMI NOBLA Podcast celebrated four years of serving as a sound source for Black lesbian herstory in August 2022. This episodes celebrates that achievement with excerpts from various episodes. Links to each episode can be found below.

Kamilah Aisha Moon Talks about the Human Business of Poetry

https://zaminobla.libsyn.com/kamilah-aisha-moon-talks-about-the-human-business-of-poetry

Cynthia Mckinney Takes on Heart Atttack Hill & Loses 52 Pounds

https://zaminobla.libsyn.com/cynthia-mckinney-takes-on-heart-atttack-hill-loses-52-pounds

Cheryl Clarke Takes us to School

https://zaminobla.libsyn.com/cheryl-clarke-takes-us-to-school

Deidre McCalla is no 9 to 5 Singer Songwriter

https://zaminobla.libsyn.com/deidre-mccalla-is-no-9-to-5-singer-songwriter

Jillian Ford Talks Shop on Education, Innovation, and DeColonized Classrooms

https://zaminobla.libsyn.com/jillian-ford-talks-shop-on-education-innovation-and-decolonized-classrooms

Joi and Jane Mitchell Talk about Work and Residency Abroad

https://zaminobla.libsyn.com/joi-and-jane-mitchell-talk-about-work-and-residency-abroad

Jowanna Tillman and Edonna Koon Talk about Living the RV Life

https://zaminobla.libsyn.com/jowanna-tillman-and-edonna-koon-talk-about-living-the-rv-life

Rev. Maressa Pendermon Speaks on Normalizing Grief and Creating a Toolbox for Emotional Well-being

https://zaminobla.libsyn.com/rev-maressa-pendermon-speaks-on-normalizing-grief-and-creating-a-toolbox-for-emotional-well-being

Black Lesbian Comic Karen Williams Gets Serious About the Business of Being Funny

https://zaminobla.libsyn.com/black-lesbian-comic-karen-williams-gets-serious-about-the-business-of-being-funny

Ericka Huggins on Mothers, Mindfulness, and Meditation

https://zaminobla.libsyn.com/ericka-huggins-on-mothers-mindfulness-and-meditation

Trey Anthony Shines her Limelight on Love, Living Out Loud, and Vulnerability

https://zaminobla.libsyn.com/ep-002-trey-anthony-shines-her-limelight-on-love-living-out-loud-and-vulnerability

Dr. Tonia Poteat on, "Deserving Research that Reflects Your Real Life Lived Experience

https://zaminobla.libsyn.com/dr-tonia-poteat-on-deserving-research-that-reflects-your-real-life-lived-experience

Michelle Elizabeth Brown Talks about Podcasting, Poetry, and Pride

https://zaminobla.libsyn.com/michelle-elizabeth-brown-talks-about-podcasting-poetry-and-pride

Dr. Lourdes Dolores Follins On Black LGBT Health, Yoruba Spirituality, and Therapy

https://zaminobla.libsyn.com/dr-lourdes-dolores-follins-on-black-lbgbt-health-yoruba-spirituality-and-therapy

Dr. Moya Bailey is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication at Northwestern University. Her work focuses on marginalized groups' use of digital media to promote social justice and she is interested in how race, gender, and sexuality are represented in media and medicine. She is the digital alchemist for the Octavia E. Butler Legacy Network and the Board President of Allied Media Projects, a Detroit-based movement media organization that supports an ever growing network of activists and organizers. She is a co-author of #HashtagActivism: Networks of Race and Gender Justice (MIT Press, 2020) and is the author of Misogynoir Transformed: Black Women’s Digital Resistance (New York University Press, 2021).

Visit her website:
https://www.moyabailey.com/